---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-003233"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AWR"
cik: "0001056903"
company_name: "AMERICAN STATES WATER CO"
filed_at: "2023-02-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-19T15:29:17.068304+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# American States Water appoints Thomas A. Eichelberger to board of directors

## Summary
- Thomas A. Eichelberger appointed to board effective Feb. 8, 2023, filling vacancy from Sarah J. Anderson's resignation.
- He will stand for election at 2023 annual meeting as class III director.
- Eichelberger is retired Deloitte audit partner with 37 years in public accounting, focused on utility holding companies.
- He also appointed to board of subsidiary Golden State Water Company.
- No material interest in transactions over $120,000 with the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-003233
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AWR
- cik: 0001056903
- company_name: AMERICAN STATES WATER CO
- filed_at: 2023-02-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056903/000162828023003233/0001628280-23-003233-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92116/000162828023003233/awr-20230207.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-003233
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-003233.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-003233.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sarah J. Anderson resigned as director at AMERICAN STATES WATER CO.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: director
  source text: fill a vacancy on the Board created by the resignation of Sarah J. Anderson.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056903/000162828023003233/0001628280-23-003233-index.htm
- Executive change
  Thomas A. Eichelberger was appointed as director at AMERICAN STATES WATER CO.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: appointed Thomas A. Eichelberger as a director to be effective February 8, 2023 in order to fill a vacancy on the Board created by the resignation of Sarah J. Anderson.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1056903/000162828023003233/0001628280-23-003233-index.htm

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