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Craig J. Patla Named to Serve as President of Connecticut Water Service and Connecticut Water Company Following Retirement of Maureen P. Westbrook
Brings 32 years of experience at Connecticut Water and nearly a decade on the leadership team Maureen P. Westbrook is retiring after a distinguished 34-year
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nBrings 32 years of experience at Connecticut Water and nearly a decade on the leadership team\n\nMaureen P. Westbrook is retiring after a distinguished 34-year career at Connecticut Water\n\n CLINTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nConnecticut Water Service, Inc. (CTWS), a wholly owned subsidiary of SJW Group (NYSE: SJW), announced today that Maureen P. Westbrook, president of CTWS and the Connecticut Water Company (CWC), plans to retire on Dec. 31, 2022, and Craig J. Patla, vice president of service delivery, is expected to succeed her as president of CTWS and CWC, effective on Jan. 1, 2023.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221110006108/en/Craig J. Patla (Photo: Business Wire)\n“Maureen has been vital to our success in serving our customers and communities and achieving meaningful environmental goals. She has been a strong leader of our people, with a focus on driving our culture and values,” stated CTWS and SJW Board Chair Eric W. Thornburg. “The water industry and our own customers and employees will benefit from Maureen’s contributions well into the future, and we thank her for her service.” Westbrook began her career at CWC in 1988 and has been president since October 2019.\n\nThornburg continued, “Craig is the ideal successor to Maureen, given his extensive operational expertise and unwavering commitment to customer service, community connections and employee safety. In addition, he reflects the values of honesty, integrity, trust and respect that are critical in our business.”\n\nPatla started his career at CWC in 1990 as a field engineer working on drinking water infrastructure projects. Over the years, he has held positions of increasing responsibility, and since 2014, he has served as the vice president of service delivery and has been a member of the Connecticut leadership team.\n\n“Craig has been an integral part of many critical business decisions at the company for nearly a decade and has worked on water utility matters with state regulators at the Department of Public Health, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection,” stated Westbrook. She added, “He is highly respected in the water industry and by local officials in our service communities. I am confident that Connecticut Wa...