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Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) recently announced the selection of Joe Mouawad to lead the district as the General Manager following a nationwide search.
EMWD’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the hire. Mouawad has served in various leadership roles with EMWD for the past 15 years and has nearly 30 years of experience in the water and wastewater industry.
“I am incredibly honored that the Board of Directors has entrusted me to lead this organization,” Mouawad said. “I look forward to the opportunity to continue implementing the Board’s direction that has established EMWD as not only an organization that our customers can rely on for safe, reliable and cost-effective services, but also as one of the most respected names in our industry.”
“Throughout the recruitment process, it was very clear that Joe’s leadership style, institutional knowledge of EMWD, and his relationship with both staff and our key stakeholders made him the clear choice to serve as EMWD’s next General Manager,” EMWD Board President Phil Paule said. “Joe has been a respected leader at EMWD and has displayed the type of vision, leadership and collaboration that will continue EMWD’s tradition of providing exemplary services to our customers as well as advancing EMWD’s role in the water industry.”
Mouawad will begin his new role May 3.
