Southwest Water Company Appoints General Counsel
18 5์ 2007 - 12:35AM
Business Wire
Southwest Water Company (Nasdaq:SWWC) has appointed William K.
(Ken) Dix as general counsel, a newly created position. ๏ฟฝKen is
well-versed in litigation management, contract negotiation, risk
management and employment law,๏ฟฝ said Mark Swatek, CEO and chairman,
about the appointment. ๏ฟฝHe has more than 20 years of in-depth
experience and has proven to be an assertive contract negotiator as
well as an expert in regulatory compliance, acquisitions and
corporate governance, including Sarbanes-Oxley. Having Ken on staff
will enable us to get prompt, effective legal guidance in real time
and assist us in managing our legal costs.๏ฟฝ For the past five
years, as a sole practitioner, Dix, 51, provided counsel on
licensing, contracts, governance and real estate lease negotiations
to small- and mid-cap companies, and helped guide more than 20
acquisitions. Earlier, he was vice president, general counsel and
corporate secretary at Genetronics Biomedical Corp., where he was
responsible for FDA, FTC and SEC regulatory compliance, employment
law matters and negotiation of all agreements. He was vice
president and general counsel at Metabolife International, managing
the legal and compliance department functions. He also provided
legal support for changing the company๏ฟฝs business model from
distributorships to mass retail. As vice president and general
counsel at Jenny Craig, Inc., Dix was responsible for corporate
legal matters, most notably the litigation management of two of the
largest class-action matters in U.S. history at the time. As senior
counsel for Aetna Health Plans, Inc., he negotiated provider
contracts and facility leases and established the provider appeal
process for the Plan. A graduate of Georgetown University Law
Center, Dix is a member of the bars of California, District of
Columbia and Pennsylvania. As a captain in the U.S. Air Force, he
piloted F-4E Phantom jet fighters and was a staff officer to the
Assistant Secretary of Defense. Southwest Water Company specializes
in water utility operations, maintenance and management services,
including water production, treatment and distribution, wastewater
collection and treatment, billing and collection, infrastructure
construction management, and public works services. The company
owns regulated public utilities and also serves cities, utility
districts and companies through operations contracts. More than two
million people in the United States depend on Southwest Water for
expert, reliable service. For additional information and career
opportunities, visit the company๏ฟฝs website, www.swwc.com.
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