---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-282805"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HTO"
cik: "0000766829"
company_name: "H2O AMERICA"
filed_at: "2022-11-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T00:19:55.133999+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Maureen P. Westbrook to retire as CTWS president; Craig J. Patla to succeed

## Summary
- Maureen P. Westbrook notified retirement effective Dec 31, 2022 as president of CTWS and CEO of CWC/MWC.
- She joined CWC in 1988; served as president/CEO since Oct 2019.
- Craig J. Patla, VP of service delivery at CTWS/CWC, expected to be appointed president of CTWS and CWC.
- Patla started at CWC in 1990 and has been VP since 2014.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-282805
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HTO
- cik: 0000766829
- company_name: H2O AMERICA
- filed_at: 2022-11-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766829/000119312522282805/0001193125-22-282805-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766829/000119312522282805/d392841d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-282805
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-282805.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-282805.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Maureen P. Westbrook retired as president of Connecticut Water Service, Inc. and president and Chief Executive Officer of The Connecticut Water Company and The Maine Water Company at H2O AMERICA.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: president of Connecticut Water Service, Inc. and president and Chief Executive Officer of The Connecticut Water Company and The Maine Water Company
  source text: On November 9, 2022, Maureen P. Westbrook notified SJW Group (the “Company”) of her decision to retire as the president of Connecticut Water Service, Inc. (“CTWS”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and the president and Chief Executive Officer, respectively, of The Connecticut Water Company (“CWC”), and The Maine Water Company (“MWC”), both wholly-owned subsidiaries of CTWS, on December 31, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766829/000119312522282805/0001193125-22-282805-index.htm
- Executive change
  Craig J. Patla was appointed as president of Connecticut Water Service, Inc. and The Connecticut Water Company at H2O AMERICA.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: president of Connecticut Water Service, Inc. and The Connecticut Water Company
  source text: The boards of directors of CTWS and CWC are expected to appoint Craig J. Patla, vice president of service delivery of CTWS and CWC, to succeed Ms. Westbrook as president of the CTWS and CWC upon Ms. Westbrook’s retirement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/766829/000119312522282805/0001193125-22-282805-index.htm

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