Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE: WTR) has hired Karen M. Heisler as senior vice
president and chief human resources officer. Heisler comes to Aqua
America from UGI Utilities, Inc. where she was vice president of human
resources and administration since 2012.
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Karen M. Heisler will join Aqua America as senior vice president and chief human resources officer. (Photo: Business Wire)
As chief human resources officer for Aqua America, Heisler will lead a
department of more than 20. She is charged with attracting and retaining
the talented people who will work to keep Aqua America in a leadership
role in the utility industry. Heisler will lead the effort to ensure
that Aqua America’s more than 1,600 employees receive the professional
development and training opportunities to ensure they are part of a
world-class workforce. Heisler will also have responsibility for
employee benefits, compensation, and labor relations for Aqua America’s
14 local bargaining units.
“Our employees strongly believe in our mission and Karen will bring a
unique set of experiences to Aqua that are important in our efforts to
continuously evolve and improve our corporate culture. I have elevated
the position of CHRO to report directly to me so that I can work with
Karen to foster a culture in which all employees are valued and
developed,” said Aqua America President and CEO Christopher Franklin.
“Karen will be a welcomed addition who further rounds out an already
strong senior leadership team. We’ll work together to leverage the
comprehensive experience and perspective Karen has gained from working
in a variety of other industries.”
Prior to UGI, Heisler was corporate vice president of human resources
for Precyse Solutions, a national provider of health information
management services and technologies; and senior vice president of human
resources for Pegasus Communications, a mid-sized telecommunications
company. She also held senior human resources positions with Comcast
Corporation and Episcopal Hospital in Philadelphia.
Heisler earned her B.S. in journalism from Temple University and an M.S.
in management from LaSalle University. Her professional memberships
include the Human Resources Executive Alliance and the Society of Human
Resources Management.
Aqua America is one of the largest U.S.-based, publicly traded water
utilities and serves nearly 3 million people in Pennsylvania, Ohio,
North Carolina, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, Indiana and Virginia. Aqua
America is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol
WTR. Visit AquaAmerica.com for more information.
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