SJW Group (NASDAQ: SJW) has announced the appointment of Ann Kelly as its Chief Accounting Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, effective November 12, 2024. Kelly brings 15 years of experience in utility accounting and finance to her new role at SJW Group.
Prior to joining SJW Group, Kelly served as the Chief Financial Officer for American Electric Power (AEP), where she led a team of over 250 professionals in critical areas such as accounting and tax, treasury and risk, corporate planning and budgeting, and investor relations functions. Before her tenure at AEP, she held various roles of increasing responsibility at UGI Corporation, a natural gas, propane, and electric power distribution company, culminating in her position as Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer at AmeriGas Propane, a UGI subsidiary. Kelly's utility experience also includes financial and risk control roles at Exelon Generation/PECO Energy.
Kelly holds a Bachelor's degree in accounting from Ohio Wesleyan University and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in finance from Villanova University.
SJW Group, one of the largest investor-owned pure-play water and wastewater utilities in the United States, provides life-sustaining and high-quality water service to nearly 1.6 million people. The company's locally led and operated water utilities, including San Jose Water Company in California, Connecticut Water Company in Connecticut, Maine Water Company in Maine, and SJWTX, Inc. (dba The Texas Water Company) in Texas, are focused on investing in operations, engaging in local communities, and delivering sustainable value to stockholders. The market has reacted to these announcements by moving the company's shares 0.7% to a price of $56.08. For more information, read the company's full 8-K submission here.
