| Mark A. Swatek | Chief Executive Officer and President Mark A. Swatek
Chief Executive Officer and President
With more than 28 years of experience leading and managing companies in the water and wastewater industry, Mr. Swatek joined SouthWest Water Company in May 2006 as its chief executive officer and chairman of the board, succeeding Anton C. Garnier.
Prior to SouthWest Water, Mr. Swatek was president of MWH Municipal and State Services, the largest operating division of MWH Global, a $1-billion worldwide engineering consulting and construction firm that specializes in serving the municipal wa... |
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| Ben Smith | Interim Chief Financial Officer Ben Smith
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Ben Smith became Interim Chief Financial Officer in January 2010. He is responsible for overall financial management, including acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, financial plans and policies, as well as relationships with financial institutions, investors and shareholders.
Mr. Smith joined SouthWest Water in 2006 as divisional chief financial officer of the contract services group and was promoted to corporate level as vice president of financial services in January 2008. In this r... |
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| William K. ("Ken") Dix | Vice President, General Counsel William K. ("Ken") Dix
Vice President, General Counsel
Ken Dix joined SouthWest Water in May 2007. He provides guidance for all of the Company’s legal activities including litigation management, contract negotiations, regulatory compliance, acquisitions and corporate governance. Mr. Dix has more than 18 years of legal experience.
Before joining SouthWest Water, Mr. Dix worked as a sole practitioner. He represented small and mid-cap companies as well as individuals in all types of transactional business issues relating to employment law, contra... |
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| DeLise L. Keim | Vice President, Corporate Communications DeLise L. Keim
Vice President, Corporate Communications
As Vice President, Corporate Communications for SouthWest Water Company, Ms. Keim is responsible for designing and implementing the company's public, investor and employee communications plans. As primary public spokesperson, she handles all media and investment community requests. She crafts investor communications, supervises employee and marketing communications and led the company's initiative to create a national brand. As a member of the Executive Management Team, she participates in all s... |
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| Mark Rodriguez | Vice President, Human Resources Mark Rodriguez
Vice President, Human Resources
Mark Rodriguez oversees organizational planning and development, employee relations, training, compensation, talent acquisition, workers compensation and benefits administration for the company and its subsidiaries. A human resources professional with over 20 years of experience, he joined SouthWest Water as vice president of human resources in June 2007. His expertise includes strategic planning, talent management, organization and management development and talent retention.
Mr. Rodrigue... |
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| Chris Malinowski | Vice President, Safety and Compliance Chris Malinowski
Vice President, Safety and Compliance
Chris Malinowski, P.E., joined SouthWest Water in April 2007 as Vice President of Safety and Compliance. He leads efforts to ensure a safe working environment and regulatory compliance at all company owned and operated facilities.
Mr. Malinowski is an industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience in water and wastewater treatment. Most recently he was with PBS&J, a nationwide full-service engineering firm, where he was division manager for water and wastewater activities in Tex... |
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| Walter J. Bench | Treasurer Walter J. Bench
Treasurer
Walter Bench joined Southwest Water Company as treasurer in November 2005. He is responsible for cash and credit management, bank relationships, debt issuance, risk and insurance management and effective communication of the Company’s operating and financial performance objectives and strategies to creditors. He is also actively involved with annual strategic planning and special projects.
Mr. Bench began his career in Houston, Texas, as a treasury analyst with Moran Energy, Inc. He then ... |
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| Michael O. Quinn | Managing Director, West Utilities Michael O. Quinn
Managing Director, West Utilities
As Managing Director of West Utilities, Mr. Quinn is responsible for the financial performance and growth of owned utility assets in the Western U.S. market.
Mr. Quinn's long career with SouthWest Water began in 1970, when he signed on with the company’s largest utility, Suburban Water, as a meter reader. After receiving a bachelor's degree in business management from California State University at Fullerton, he moved into Suburban's accounting department and worked his way up to the po... |
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| Charles Profilet | Managing Director, Texas Utilities Charles Profilet
Managing Director, Texas Utilities
Charles Profilet joined SouthWest Water in early 2007 as Executive Vice President of the Services Group. He was promoted to Managing Director of SouthWest Water Company’s Texas Utilities in January 2008. His financial responsibilities include the financial performance and growth of SouthWest’s owned utility assets in the Texas market.
Mr. Profilet has 23 years of water industry experience. Prior to joining SouthWest Water, he was Vice President of MWH Global’s Houston Northeast Water Pu... |
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| Jim Brown | Managing Director, Texas Services Jim Brown
Managing Director, Texas Services
Jim Brown is responsible for the financial performance and business development of all of the company’s contracts with cities and municipal utility districts (MUDs) in Texas. The company currently operates over 260 contracts that provide water and wastewater services to hundreds of thousands of customers in the Houston, Austin and El Paso areas.
Prior to joining SouthWest Water in May 2004, Mr. Brown served as president of a local municipal utility district. From 1996 to 2003, he served a... |
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| Mark Minter | Managing Director, Operations and MaintenanceMark Minter
Managing Director, Operations and Maintenance
Mark Minter joined SouthWest Water in 2007 as Vice President of Eastern Operations and Maintenance and was promoted to Managing Director of the entire division in October 2008. He is responsible for the overall performance and growth of SouthWest Water’s service contracts throughout the country.
Mr. Minter has 30 years of professional experience in the water and wastewater industry. Prior to joining SouthWest Water Company, he was the Area Vice President with Veolia North America where... |
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