American WaterWorks Company, Inc. has named Eric Beaumont as vice president of Strategic Business Development. In this new role, Beaumont will work with Strauss and other senior leadership and the Business Development teams in both the regulated and market-based businesses to identify, evaluate and execute growth strategies for the company. Beaumont most recently worked at Barclays as a Chartered Financial Analyst covering water, power and utility stocks. Prior to joining Barclays, he served as a director and portfolio manager at UBS O’Connor, also covering the U.S. utility sector.