---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001552781-21-000580"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTRG"
cik: "0000078128"
company_name: "Essential Utilities, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-07-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T07:23:07.320099+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Essential Utilities appoints David A. Ciesinski to Board, effective July 2, 2021

## Summary
- Board expanded to nine members; Ciesinski fills vacancy.
- Ciesinski is CEO of Lancaster Colony Corporation (specialty foods).
- Appointed to Audit and Corporate Governance Committees; deemed audit committee financial expert.
- Non-employee director compensation: $100K annual cash retainer plus $100K stock grant.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001552781-21-000580
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTRG
- cik: 0000078128
- company_name: Essential Utilities, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-07-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278121000580/0001552781-21-000580-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278121000580/e21472_wtrg-8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001552781-21-000580
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001552781-21-000580.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001552781-21-000580.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David A. Ciesinski was appointed as Director at Essential Utilities, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed David A. Ciesinski to the Board, effective on July 2, 2021
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278121000580/0001552781-21-000580-index.htm

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