Nazan Riahei Joins SJW Group as Vice President of Communications - Seite 2

Prior to Abernathy MacGregor, Riahei served as an adviser at Sard Verbinnen & Co. (now known as FGS Global) and Brunswick Group. She started her career as a corporate attorney at Latham & Watkins. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Virginia and a Juris Doctor degree from the New York University School of Law. She has been admitted to the state bars of New York and California.

About SJW Group

SJW Group is among the largest investor-owned pure-play water and wastewater utilities in the United States, providing life-sustaining and high-quality water service to nearly 1.5 million people. SJW Group’s locally led and operated water utilities – San Jose Water Company in California, The Connecticut Water Company in Connecticut, The Maine Water Company in Maine and SJWTX Inc. (dba The Texas Water Company) in Texas – possess the financial strength, operational expertise and technological innovation to safeguard the environment, deliver outstanding service to customers and provide opportunities to employees. SJW Group remains focused on investing in its operations, remaining actively engaged in its local communities and delivering continued sustainable value to its stockholders. For more information about SJW Group, please visit www.sjwgroup.com.

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