Aqua CEO and Chairman to Be Honored At CCCBI Annual Dinner

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Aqua CEO Nick Benedictus is to be honored by CCCBI.

CCCBI’s CEO of the Year Award is awarded to an executive of a company who has had a significant, positive impact or who has shown steadfast leadership to their company and the community on an ongoing basis.

The 2015 award is being given to Aqua America’s Chairman and CEO, Nick DeBenedictis.9.22.2014 CCCBI logo_cmyk-2

CCCBI Chairman Joel Frank explained the Executive Board’s decision; “As Chairman of the Chamber Board, I can state without hesitation that we have had no greater supporter and champion of our policies and programs than Aqua. Nick DeBenedictis has set the tone and exemplifies the standard for business leadership and community engagement for all executives across our region, and our state.”

051115Aqua.Logo“I am honored to be recognized by an organization, for which I have so much respect,” said the Aqua CEO. “The Chester County Chamber is one of our region’s premier chambers and has played a significant role in making Chester County a great place to live and work.”

The ceremony will take place October 20 at Longwood Gardens.
The ceremony is Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Longwood Gardens.

DeBenedictis, an environmental engineer by trade, is one of the region’s most tenured CEO’s with 23 years at Aqua America, the parent company of Aqua Pennsylvania, which provides water to 1.4 million people, most in southeastern Pennsylvania. Since joining Aqua America, the company has expanded in seven additional states serving 3 million people and the company’s market capitalization has grown from $100 million to $4.5 billion.

“Nick embodies everything you would want in a CEO: he’s grown his business; led community development projects and mentored the next generation of leaders. Our chamber, our leaders, are the beneficiaries of his leadership,” said Guy Ciarrocchi, President & CEO of the Chester County Chamber.

The Annual Dinner will take place on Thursday, November 12th, at nationally recognized Longwood Gardens.  This Chamber tradition brings together business and community leaders from across the region to celebrate the Chamber’s successes of the past year and to announce the future goals of the Chamber.

 

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