Leadership Team

Find information below on Essential Utilities’ management. View biographies of the members of Essential’s Leadership Team.

Christopher Franklin Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Essential Utilities
Daniel Schuller Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Essential Utilities
Christopher Luning Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Essential Utilities
Colleen Arnold President, Aqua
Michael Huwar President, Peoples
John Brown President, Delta Natural Gas
Whitney Kellett Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer
Christina Kelly Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, Essential Utilities
James Barbato Vice President, Aqua
Christopher Crockett, Ph.D. Vice President, Chief Environmental, Safety, & Sustainability Officer, Essential Utilities
Brian Dingerdissen Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis, Treasury and Investor Relations
Kimberly Joyce Vice President, Regulatory Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Essential Utilities
Dave Kralle Vice President, Public Affairs, Essential Utilities
Sumit Nair Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Essential Utilities
Bradley Palmer Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Essential Utilities
Charlie Stevenson Vice President, Fleet, Essential Utilities
Mark McKoy Vice President, Continuous Improvement, Essential
John J. Aulbach, II, P.E. President, Aqua Virginia
Shannon Becker President, Aqua North Carolina
David Carter President, Aqua Illinois
Natalie Chesko President, Aqua New Jersey
Robert Davis President, Aqua Ohio
Marc Lucca President, Aqua Pennsylvania
Sadzi Oliva President, Aqua Indiana
Daniel Ramirez-Cisneros President, Aqua Texas