David Gadis has served as chief executive officer and general manager of DC Water, one of the largest water utilities in the U.S., since May 2018, where he oversees a $1 billion annual budget and leads a workforce of approximately 1,100 employees. David is board chair of Blue Drop, DC Water s nonprofit sales and marketing affiliate. Prior to joining DC Water, David served as chief executive officer and president of Veolia Water Indianapolis, a subsidiary of Veolia Group, the global leader in optimized resource management (listed on Paris Euronext:VIE), from December 1998 until January 2017. David serves on the board of directors of MN8 Energy, Inc., a renewable energy company. David is not a director of any other publicly-traded company. The board recommends a vote FOR David given his strategic leadership skills, experience as chief executive officer of a major capital-intensive utility and his expertise in finance, capital markets and strategic transactions.