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 Schoo] at the University of
New Hampshire. Mr. Ware’s base annual salary beginning as of April 1, 2018 was
$201,187.
Summary of Proposal to be Voted Upon at the Annual Meeting
PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
On February 22, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors took action to recommend that the
Sole Shareholder (1) elect C. George Bower, Jay N. Lustig, John D. McGrath and Preston J.
Stanley, Jr. (each an incumbent director) as Class A directors, each for a three-year term and
until their successors are elected and qualified, and (2) elect Deborah Novotny as a Class B
director, for a one-year term and until her successor is elected and qualified.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” EACH OF THESE FIVE
NOMINEES.
Information regarding the professional backgrounds for each nominee follows:
Nominees for Director:
C. George Bower
(Director Since: November 2014)
Dr. Bower has been the Principal of ESRA Consulting, LLC, a professional consulting
practice concentrated on the development of safety, health and environmental programs,
from 1994 to present. From 1992 to 1994, Dr. Bower was President of National Soils, Inc.,
an applied technology company specializing in the development and management of
industrial facilities and waste treatment operations. He was Senior Associate and Chief
Scientist of Environmental Science and Engineering, Inc. from 1988 to 1992. Dr. Bower
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Sciences from Lock Haven University; a
Master’s degree in Transportation Safety from the University of Central Missouri; and a
Ph.D. from Michigan State University. In 2018, he was elected as Moderator of the
Souhegan Cooperative Schoo] District.
