Nazan Riahei Joins SJW Group as Vice President of Communications

SJW Group (NYSE: SJW) announces that Nazan Riahei has been named vice president of communications for SJW Group, effective April 15. In this newly created role, Riahei will oversee internal and external communications at SJW Group and help position the company’s national platform for future growth. She will also closely collaborate with the leadership and communications teams across the company’s state operations, leveraging resources and scale to optimize best practices, consistency, and efficiency.

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Nazan Riahei, Vice President of Communications for SJW Group (Photo: Business Wire)

“Nazan has a demonstrated track record of success and has developed a strong working relationship with SJW Group leaders since her support with our transformational merger nearly five years ago,” stated SJW Group’s Chair, President and CEO Eric W. Thornburg. “With the integration of Connecticut Water and Maine Water and the accelerated growth of Texas Water, the time is right to bring on a trusted expert with Nazan’s skills and background to help SJW Group enhance its communications, build upon its meaningful connections with stakeholders and elevate its brand nationally. Having worked with Nazan throughout the years, I know she embodies our core values of service and integrity, and I am confident her leadership will enable the company to further harness our national scale to serve local customers, communities and employees while remaining good environmental stewards.”

Riahei brings a wealth of knowledge from her tenure at prominent national strategic communications firms, having most recently served as a managing director at Abernathy MacGregor (now known as H/Advisors Abernathy). She has over 12 years of experience advising corporate clients across a broad array of communications needs, including transactions and financial communications, brand and reputation strategy, regulatory and public affairs, and crisis and issues management. She also has extensive experience working with California utilities, including SJW Group, where she has served as an outside adviser since 2018.