---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001410636-24-000136"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AWK"
cik: "0001410636"
company_name: "American Water Works Company, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-07-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T14:19:33.527363+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American Water appoints John Griffith as President, David Bowler as CFO effective Aug 1

## Summary
- John C. Griffith, formerly EVP & CFO, becomes President; David Bowler becomes EVP & CFO effective Aug 1, 2024.
- M. Susan Hardwick remains CEO as sole principal executive officer; Cheryl Norton stays COO overseeing business development.
- Compensation updates: Griffith base salary $950,000, APP target 100%, LTPP target 340%; Bowler $550,000, 80%, 160%.
- Additional LTPP awards granted: Griffith ~$530,734, Bowler ~$195,719, Norton ~$146,260, prorated as of Aug 1.
- Leadership changes reflect ongoing executive development and succession planning; no family relationships disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001410636-24-000136
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AWK
- cik: 0001410636
- company_name: American Water Works Company, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-07-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063624000136/0001410636-24-000136-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063624000136/awk-20240730.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001410636-24-000136
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001410636-24-000136.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David Bowler was elected as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at American Water Works Company, Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: (ii) David Bowler, 46, currently the Company’s Senior Vice President, Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, to serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and its principal financial officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063624000136/0001410636-24-000136-index.htm
- Executive change
  M. Susan Hardwick changed role as Chief Executive Officer at American Water Works Company, Inc..
  - Action: will change
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: As of August 1, 2024, M. Susan Hardwick’s officer title will change from President and Chief Executive Officer, to Chief Executive Officer, and she will remain the Company’s principal executive officer and a member of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063624000136/0001410636-24-000136-index.htm
- Executive change
  John C. Griffith was elected as President at American Water Works Company, Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: President
  source text: the Board has elected and designated, effective as of August 1, 2024: (i) John C. Griffith, 58, currently the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, to serve as the Company’s President;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1410636/000141063624000136/0001410636-24-000136-index.htm

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