---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001552781-23-000415"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTRG"
cik: "0000078128"
company_name: "Essential Utilities, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-10-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T07:29:34.383225+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Essential Utilities elects Roderick K. West to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Roderick K. West, Group President Utility Operations at Entergy Corporation, elected to Board effective Oct 25, 2023.
- Term expires at next annual meeting; West is independent per NYSE/SEC guidelines.
- Appointed to Corporate Governance Committee and Risk Mitigation and Investment Policy Committee.
- No arrangements or transactions requiring disclosure under Item 404(a).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001552781-23-000415
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTRG
- cik: 0000078128
- company_name: Essential Utilities, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-10-27T23:59:59+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/78128/000155278123000415/0001552781-23-000415-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278123000415/e23424_wtrg-8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001552781-23-000415
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001552781-23-000415.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001552781-23-000415.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Roderick K. West was elected as Director at Essential Utilities, Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On October 25, 2023, the Board of Directors elected Roderick K. West to serve on the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Essential Utilities, Inc. (the “Company”) effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278123000415/0001552781-23-000415-index.htm

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