---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-124761"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CWT"
cik: "0001035201"
company_name: "CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP"
filed_at: "2022-12-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T08:33:16.747443+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# California Water Service Group promotes two officers effective Jan 1, 2023

## Summary
- Thomas A. Scanlon promoted to Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, succeeding retiring David B. Healey.
- Justin B. Skarb promoted to Vice President, Government and Community Affairs.
- Scanlon joined the company in 2010 as Director of Financial Reporting; Skarb joined in 2009.
- Both appointments are effective January 1, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-124761
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CWT
- cik: 0001035201
- company_name: CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP
- filed_at: 2022-12-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035201/000110465922124761/0001104659-22-124761-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035201/000110465922124761/tm2232058d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-124761
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-124761.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-22-124761.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Thomas A. Scanlon was appointed as Controller and Principal Accounting Officer at CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Controller and Principal Accounting Officer
  source text: Thomas A. Scanlon, age 59, will serve as the Company’s next Controller and Principal Accounting Officer effective January 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035201/000110465922124761/0001104659-22-124761-index.htm
- Executive change
  David B. Healey retired as Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer at CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer
  source text: David B. Healey, Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, who notified the Company on June 22, 2022 of his intention to retire at the end of the year.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035201/000110465922124761/0001104659-22-124761-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.