Arizona American Water, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Water, has appointed Greg Barber to the position of finance director. He will be based at the company's Phoenix office, and will also oversee finance and rates functions for New Mexico and Hawaii.

Barber, who brings more than 20 years of financial experience to the position, most recently was treasurer and consultant for Healthcare Trust of America, where he developed Sarbanes-Oxley processes, financial filings and managing day-to-day accounting and reporting. Prior to that role, Barber served as senior vice president and CFO of Global Water Resources. In this role, Barber was directly responsible for consolidation and presentation of financial statements, the accounting function, customer service and information technology.

Barber's experience also includes vice president and chief accounting officer of Rural/Metro Corporation and Giant Industries, and vice president of Ever-Ready Oil Co.