Sector: Utilities
Director information for ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher H. Franklin | Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer; Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | 60 | ["Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Essential Utilities, Inc.","Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Company","Over 30 years of experience in a variety of leadership positions","MBA from Villanova University","B.S. from West Chester University","Active in community and serves on nonprofit and higher education boards","Led Company to nearly double customer base","Increased market capitalization from $4.4 billion to over $10.8 billion","Leads strategic direction","Focuses on delivery of water, wastewater and natural gas service","Engages with legislators, regulators, customers, and communities"] | ["CHAIR"] | 2026 |
| Christopher L. Bruner | Director; Retired Partner, Ernst & Young LLP; Chair | 63 | ["Retired Partner, Ernst & Young (EY)","Retired from Ernst & Young LLP (EY) in December 2024","EY Audit Partner and Senior Advisory Partner, 2021-2024","Managing Partner Philadelphia Office EY, 2008-2021","Partner EY, 2000-2008","EY, 1987-2000","Graduate of Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting","Over 38 years of experience in finance, audit, strategy, and mergers and acquisitions","Public company audit partner for a major pharmaceutical company","financially literate","audit committee financial expert"] | ["Audit","Risk","Audit Committee of Main Line Health Board","The Mann Center for the Performing Arts"] | 2026 |
| Daniel J. Hilferty | Lead Independent Director | 69 | ["Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Comcast Spectacor","Governor, Philadelphia Flyers","Governor, Philadelphia Flyers, a National Hockey League team (July 2023-present)","Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Comcast Spectacor, a Philadelphia-based American sports and entertainment company (February 2023-present)","Chairman and CEO, Dune View Strategies LLC, an advisory firm focused on healthcare (2021-present)","Former President and Chief Executive Officer of, and former Executive Advisor to, Independence Health Group (IHG), a health insurer (2010-2022)","President and Chief Executive Officer of the AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies (1996-2009)","Executive Director of PennPORTS in the administration of Pennsylvania Governor Robert P. Casey (1990-1991)","Assistant Vice President overseeing community and media relations for Saint Joseph’s University (1987-1990)"] | ["CHAIR","Executive Committee"] | 2026 |
| David A. Ciesinski | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of The Marzetti Company; Member | 59 | ["President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, Lancaster Colony Corporation","President, T. Marzetti Company","CEO of The Marzetti Company since 2017","President of Kraft Meal Solutions, 2014-2016","Group Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, H.J. Heinz Company, U.S. Retail Division, 2001-2013","Graduate of West Point and veteran of the U.S. Army","Earned a Bronze Star Medal","Master’s degree in marketing and finance from Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University","25 years of experience in various roles with responsibilities ranging from manufacturing to finance to mergers and acquisitions","financially literate","audit committee financial expert"] | ["Executive Compensation","Audit"] | 2026 |
| Elizabeth B. Amato | Independent Director | 69 | ["Former Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, United Technologies Corporation","Former Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, United Technologies Corp.","Over 30 years of experience in human resources and executive compensation","Bachelor’s degree in political science from Davidson College","Law degree from the University of Connecticut"] | ["Executive Compensation","Audit"] | 2026 |
| Tamara L. Linde | Director; Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | 61 | ["Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (PSEG)","Over 30 years of experience in various roles with responsibilities involving energy, regulatory, legal, risk, environmental, governmental affairs, and transactions.","Graduated from Seton Hall University with a bachelor’s degree in History and a Juris Doctorate degree from Seton Hall University School of Law.","Held positions at PSEG including Executive Vice President and General Counsel."] | ["Edison Electric Institute Legal Committee","Community Foundation of New Jersey","General Counsel Steering Committee of The National Association of Corporate Directors","Northeast chapter of the Energy Bar Association","Energy Bar Association Electricity Regulation and Compliance Committee","American Arbitration Association/ International Centre for Dispute Resolution Council"] | 2026 |
| W. Bryan Lewis | Director; Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for United States Steel Corporation; Member | 49 | ["Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, United States Steel Corporation","Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for United States Steel Corporation","President and Chair, United States Steel Corporation and Carnegie Pension Fund","Chief Investment Officer for the State Employees’ Retirement System of Pennsylvania","Executive Director for State Universities Retirement System of Illinois","Investment Management for North Carolina Department of State Treasurer – Retirement Systems Division","MBA from the University of Miami","Bachelor of Science degree in economics from the University of Maryland College Park","financially literate","audit committee financial expert"] | ["CHAIR","Steelworkers Pension Trust","Virginia Retirement System","Financial Accounting Foundation","John Rex Endowment","University of North Carolina Health Foundation","Toigo Foundation","Institute for Private Capital"] | 2026 |
