Middlesex Water appoints Board member Walter Reinhard as new Lead Independent Director

– USA, NJ –  Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ: MSEX) today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously appointed Walter G. Reinhard as the Lead Independent Director effective May 19, 2020.

Mr. Reinhard, an independent director of the Company for 18 years, succeeds current Lead Director, Jeffries R. Shein, who is retiring from the Board and as Lead Director, effective with the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 19, 2020.

“The Board’s unanimous selection of Mr. Reinhard to the Lead Independent Director role is a testament to his utility leadership and expertise and the Board’s commitment to rigorous oversight and sound governance practices,” said Chairman, President and CEO Dennis Doll.

He added: “We welcome Mr. Reinhard to this new role and thank his predecessor, Jeffries Shein, for his three decades of service to the Board and to our Company, including serving 10 years as its Lead Director”

About Walter Reinhard

Mr. Reinhard currently serves as Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and is a member of the Pension Committee. Among the responsibilities of the Lead Director are to: review and provide input regarding the agenda for Board meetings; preside at all meetings at which the Chairman is not present, including executive sessions of the independent directors, and apprising the Chairman of the issues considered; and to call meetings of the independent Directors when necessary and appropriate.

About Middlesex Water

Organized in 1897, Middlesex Water provides regulated and unregulated water and wastewater utility services primarily in New Jersey and Delaware through various subsidiary companies. To learn more about Middlesex Water, including information about its Investment Plan, visit the Investors section at Middlesex Water Company.

For more information: https://www.middlesexwater.com

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