People

PPL Corp leadership

9 board membersSource: SEC DEF 14A

Snapshot

PPL Corp's leadership comprises 9 directors and 4 named executive officers, led by Vincent Sorgi (President and Chief Executive Officer; Management Director). Names, tenure and backgrounds are sourced from the latest SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A).

Board size
9
Source
Proxy statement

Board & leadership

Board of directors
Arthur P. BeattieIndependent Director; Chair, Audit CommitteeSince 2020

Mr. Beattie brings to PPL's Board over 40 years of experience in the utility industry, including as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Southern Company, a large-cap publicly traded utility holding company, from 2010 to 2018. He has deep knowledge of the regulated utility industry, debt and equity capital markets, financial planning and reporting, and enterprise risk management, and his utility industry experience in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures has helped guide PPL through its strategic repositioning.

Raja RajamannarIndependent DirectorSince 2011

Mr. Rajamannar is a Senior Fellow and former Chief Marketing & Communications Officer and President, Healthcare of Mastercard Incorporated, where he led transformational strategies leveraging technology and digital automation in highly regulated environments. His experience in cybersecurity, launching digital technology platforms, optimizing data analytics, and customer-focused marketing and communications adds value to PPL's Board as the company invests in digitalization and evolves its customer experience.

Heather B. RedmanIndependent DirectorSince 2021

Ms. Redman is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Flying Fish Partners, a venture capital firm investing in early-stage artificial intelligence and machine learning startups, including energy-related applications. She brings extensive experience in advanced technologies, paired with legal, operational and financial acumen gained through roles such as general counsel of Getty Images and more than a decade in operational roles at clean energy developer Summit Power Group.

Craig A. RogersonIndependent Chair of the Board; Chair, Executive Committee; Chair, Safety CommitteeSince 2005

Mr. Rogerson is the retired Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hexion Holdings Corporation and its predecessor Hexion Inc., and previously served as CEO of Chemtura Corporation and Hercules Incorporated. As independent Chair of PPL's Board since March 2021, he brings significant senior executive leadership and strategic, organizational, operational and risk management expertise, along with deep environmental oversight, board leadership and corporate governance experience.

Vincent SorgiPresident and Chief Executive Officer; Management DirectorSince 2020

Mr. Sorgi has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of PPL Corporation since June 2020 and as a director since 2020, with approximately 30 years of experience in the utility industry. He previously served as PPL's President and Chief Operating Officer and as Chief Financial Officer from 2014 to 2019, when he was instrumental in guiding PPL through the spinoff of its competitive generation business, and he brings extensive capital markets, finance, accounting, strategy, risk management and regulatory expertise to the Board.

Linda G. SullivanIndependent DirectorSince 2023

Ms. Sullivan is the retired Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of American Water Works Company Inc. and previously served as CFO of Southern California Edison Company, bringing three decades of financial and leadership experience in the regulated utility industry. In April 2024 she was appointed non-executive independent Board chair of NorthWestern Energy Group, and she will become Chair of PPL's People and Compensation Committee immediately following the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareowners.

Keith H. WilliamsonIndependent DirectorSince 2005

Mr. Williamson is President and Director of the Centene Foundation and former Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of Centene Corporation, bringing decades of legal, finance and senior executive leadership experience at publicly traded companies. His experience in regulated industries, including service on the risk management committee at Centene, and his joint MBA and law degree from Harvard University contribute important insights on legal and governance matters to PPL's Board.

Phoebe A. WoodIndependent Director; Chair, Governance, Nominating and Sustainability CommitteeSince 2018

Ms. Wood is Principal of CompaniesWood, a consulting firm specializing in early-stage investments, and the retired Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Brown-Forman Corporation, with an almost 24-year prior tenure at Atlantic Richfield Corporation in various financial management capacities. She brings broad experience in finance, accounting, strategic planning, capital markets and risk management, as well as significant knowledge of corporate governance and environmental, social and governance issues.

Armando Zagalo de LimaIndependent Director; Chair, Finance CommitteeSince 2014

Mr. Zagalo de Lima is the retired Executive Vice President of Xerox Corporation, where he also served as President of Xerox Technology and President of Global Customer Operations and Xerox Europe over several decades. He provides PPL's Board critical insight into strategic initiatives, emerging technologies and services, business operations and related risks, along with knowledge of leading a global enterprise operating across a variety of regulatory jurisdictions.

Executive leadership
Joseph P. Bergstein, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerSince 2021

Mr. Bergstein has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PPL Corporation since April 2021. He previously served as PPL's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from July 2019 to April 2021.

Wendy E. StarkExecutive Vice President - Utilities and Chief Legal OfficerSince 2024

Ms. Stark has served as Executive Vice President-Utilities and Chief Legal Officer of PPL Corporation since November 2024, having previously held the roles of Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary and Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at PPL beginning in April 2021. Prior to joining PPL, she was Senior Vice President, Legal and Regulatory Strategy and General Counsel at Pepco Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Exelon, from December 2018 to April 2021.

Dean A. Del VecchioExecutive Vice President and Chief Technology & Innovation OfficerSince 2024

Mr. Del Vecchio has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology & Innovation Officer of PPL Corporation since February 2024. Prior to joining PPL, he was Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Operations Officer at The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America from August 2013 to February 2024, with responsibility for implementing a strategic technology vision and leading enterprise customer service and operations, shared services, real estate and facilities, physical security and procurement.

David J. BonenbergerExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer - UtilitiesSince 2024

Mr. Bonenberger has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer-Utilities of PPL Corporation since March 2025, having been promoted from Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer-Utilities-PPL Services, a role he held from March 2024 to March 2025. He leads the day-to-day operations of PPL's utilities.

SourceSEC DEF 14A proxy statement Last updated

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