Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> June 9, 2003
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 StatesWater?
Mr. Wicks: The company is in California, primarily, and has been
since 1929. We're coming up on our 75th year of