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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-052581"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GWRS"
cik: "0001434728"
company_name: "Global Water Resources, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-11-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T19:10:52.798872+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Global Water Resources appoints Christa Steele to board, effective Jan 1, 2026

## Summary
- Steele succeeds Debra G. Coy, who is resigning at year end; board size remains seven with four independent directors.
- Steele will serve on the Audit Committee and as Chair of the Corporate Governance, Nominating, Environmental & Health and Safety Committee.
- She most recently was interim CEO of BALCO Holdings ($300M revenue, 1,200 employees); prior CEO of Mechanics Bank where stock price doubled.
- Steele holds an MBA from USC, a BA from Cal State Sacramento, and a CERT in Cybersecurity Oversight from Carnegie Mellon.
- She also serves on boards of Deep Isolation Nuclear and Tanimura & Antle, and is audit committee chair at The Doctors Company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-052581
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GWRS
- cik: 0001434728
- company_name: Global Water Resources, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-11-17T23:59:59+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/1434728/000162828025052581/0001628280-25-052581-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1434728/000162828025052581/gwrs-20251111.htm

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