Donald L. Ware, Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Ware has been the Chief Operating Officer of Pennichuck Corporation since
January 27, 2012. He was the Senior Vice President of Operations and Engineering of
Pennichuck Corporation from 2004 to January 2012, and Chief Engineer and Vice
President from 1995 to 2004. Mr. Ware is also the Chief Operating Officer of Pennichuck
Water Works, Inc. and the Company’s other water utilities. From 1986 to 1995, Mr. Ware
was General Manager for the Augusta Water District in Augusta, Maine. Mr. Ware holds a
Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University and a Master of
Business Administration degree from the Whittemore Business School at the University of
New Hampshire. Mr. Ware’s base annual salary beginning as of April 1, 2020 was
$212,197.
Summary of Proposal to be Voted Upon at the Annual Meeting
PROPOSAL 1 - ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
On February 26, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors took action to recommend that the
Sole Shareholder elect David P. Bernier, Stephen D. Genest and Thomas J. Leonard as Class C
directors, each for a three-year term and until their successors are elected and qualified.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” EACH OF THESE
THREE NOMINEES.
Information regarding the professional backgrounds for each nominee follows:
Nominees for Director:
David P. Bernier
(Director Since: January 2012)
Mr. Bernier was the Superintendent of the North Conway Water Precinct in North Conway,
NH from October 2004 until his retirement on February 28, 2018. Beginning on May 1,
2018, Mr. Bernier joined the firm of Wright-Pierce as a Resident Engineer. He was the
Superintendent of Public Works for the Town of Dartmouth, MA from November 2000 to
October 2004, and Supervisor of the Water and Sewer Department from March 2000 to
November 2000. He was the Superintendent of the Town of Gorham, NH Water and
Sewer Department from October 1984 to March 2000. Mr. Bernier holds an AAS degree
with emphasis in water treatment from New Hampshire Technical College.
