SJW CORP filed this DEF 14A on 03/10/2020
SJW GROUP - DEF 14A - 20200310 - NAME_AND_TITLE
Debra C. Man
 
Position with the Corporation: Director
 
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Business Experience
 
Retired as the Assistant General Manager and Chief Operating Officer at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (“Metropolitan”) in June 2017. She held such positions since December 2003.  Metropolitan is a wholesale water utility that provides water to a six-county service area in which over 19 million people reside.  She was responsible for managing the operational business functions of Metropolitan, including operations, engineering, water resource management, budget and regulatory compliance.  Ms. Man had been with Metropolitan since 1986.  Ms. Man is a registered engineer in California and Hawaii and holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from University of Hawaii and a Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from Stanford University.
 
 
 
 
Age: 66
 
Committees
Director Since: 2016
 
l Audit Committee
 
 
l Sustainability Committee
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Key Experience, Qualifications, Attributes and Skills
The principal experience, qualifications and skills that Ms. Man brings to the Board of Directors contribute to the Board's oversight of the Corporation's operations in a heavily-regulated industry and its management of its water supply. In addition to the items listed in the biographical data above, such experience, qualifications and skills may be summarized as follows:
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Experience in managing utility operations and capital investments, including managing an annual budget of over $1.4 billion
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Experience as an executive officer responsible for compliance with federal and state drinking water quality regulations and workforce safety laws
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Experience in negotiating labor contracts
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Experience in maintaining over 100,000 acres of properties for operational use by a utility