Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> February 21, 2000

Maurice L. Arel – Pennichuck Corporation (pnnw)

MAURICE L. AREL is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Pennichuck Corporation, located in Nashua, New Hampshire. Mr. Arel served for six years as a member of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council to the USEPA. Mr. Arel is a member of the National Association of Water Companies and currently serves as Chairman of the Government Relations Committee. He is a member of American Water Works Association, New England Water Works Association and the New Hampshire Water Works Association. Mr. Arel is a Trustee of St. Anselm College, Chairman of the Nashua, New Hampshire Police Commission, a Director of Fleet Bank-NH and a Trustee of the Nashua Public Library. He served as the elected Mayor of Nashua, New Hampshire from 1977 to 1984. Mr. Arel received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry from St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire and his Master of Science degree in Physical Chemistry from St. John's University in New York, New York. He has received Honorary Doctorate degrees from St. Anselm College and River College. Profile
TWST: Could you provide us with an overview of Pennichuck Corporation?

Mr. Arel: Our company has been around since 1852. It started as a water

utility to service the Nashua area. Since then it