Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> June 9, 2003

Floyd Wicks – American States Water Company (awr)

FLOYD E. WICKS is President and Chief Executive Officer of American States Water Company. Mr. Wicks is also President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern California Water Company, the principal operating subsidiary of American States Water Company; and President and Chief Executive Officer of American States Utility Services Company and Chaparral City Water Company in Arizona. A Registered Professional Engineer in California, Ohio and Pennsylvania, Mr. Wicks' professional career spans the past 30 plus years. He received both his Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering and his Master's Degree in Water Resources Engineering from Ohio State University. Mr. Wicks is a member of various professional organizations, including the National Association of Water Companies (NAWC) for which he served an 18- month term as President. Mr. Wicks continues to serve on the Nominating Committee of NAWC and currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the American Water Works Association Research Foundation. Mr. Wicks is also a past member of The Advisory Committee to the President's Commission On Critical Infrastructure Protection. Profile
TWST: May we start out with a quick overview of American States

Water?

Mr. Wicks: The company is in California, primarily, and has been

since 1929. We're coming up on our 75th year of