---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-009450"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CWT"
cik: "0001035201"
company_name: "CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP"
filed_at: "2023-02-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T01:41:03.493640+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# California Water Service Group VP Corporate Development Paul Townsley to retire May 1, 2023

## Summary
- Paul G. Townsley, Vice President, Corporate Development, notified of retirement effective May 1, 2023.
- Townsley will enter an agreement to serve in an advisory capacity for business development post-retirement.
- Company expects to announce Townsley's replacement before the May 1, 2023 retirement date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-009450
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CWT
- cik: 0001035201
- company_name: CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP
- filed_at: 2023-02-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035201/000110465923009450/0001104659-23-009450-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035201/000110465923009450/tm235239d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-009450
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-009450.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-009450.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Paul G. Townsley departed as Vice President, Corporate Development at CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Vice President, Corporate Development
  source text: Paul G. Townsley, Vice President, Corporate Development, notified the California Water Service Group (the “Company”) of his intention to retire effective May 1, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035201/000110465923009450/0001104659-23-009450-index.htm

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