American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK), the largest
investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced
today that John Young, President of American Water Services and American
Water Works Service Company, has been elected to serve as Chairman of
the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) for 2010. Young has been a
DBIA board member for five years, most recently as Treasurer. This year,
he also chaired the organization’s strategic planning task force. The
gavel will be passed to Young at the Institute’s annual Design-Build
Conference and Expo in Washington, D.C., on November 7, 2009.
Young was instrumental in galvanizing support behind a new DBIA mission,
vision, and strategy. Approved by the board at the 2009 annual
conference, that mission reinforces DBIA’s commitment to design-build
project delivery and to teaching the effective integration of design and
construction services.
Young began his career with American Water in 1977 and has held a
variety of executive positions, including chief operating officer, vice
president of Operations and Investment Performance, and vice president
of Engineering. He was appointed to his current position in September
2008.
In addition to DBIA, Young is an active member of several other
professional organizations. He is a member of the board of American
Water Works Association and belongs to the American Society of Civil
Engineers. He has also served on the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency’s (EPA) National Drinking Water Advisory Council and several EPA
working groups.
A registered professional engineer in a number of states, Mr. Young
holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Duke University, and
a master’s degree in environmental engineering from the University of
North Carolina.
The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) is an association of
project owners and leaders in the design and construction industry
committed to design-build and integrated project delivery methods.
Founded in 1993, and headquartered in Washington, DC, DBIA focuses on
increasing the successful use of innovative design-build teams on
non-residential building, civil infrastructure, and process industry
projects. DBIA is the only design and construction organization
dedicated to integrating the industry.
Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest investor-owned U.S. water
and wastewater utility company. With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the
company employs more than 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide
drinking water, wastewater and other related services to approximately
15 million people in 32 states and Ontario, Canada. More information can
be found by visiting www.amwater.com.
