PPL Corporation announced that 20-year PPL veteran Christine M. Martin has been appointed PPL Electric Utilities president, effective today. Martin had been named interim PPL Electric Utilities president Sept. 1 following the departure of Stephanie R. Raymond.

PPL Electric Utilities is one of several regulated utilities in the PPL family of companies. PPL Electric delivers electricity to approximately 1.5 million homes and businesses in 29 counties across eastern and central Pennsylvania. Martin, who joined PPL in 2003, is a native of Pennsylvania and brings extensive experience in public affairs and stakeholder engagement to her new role.

Prior to her interim role as PPL Electric Utilities president, she served as PPL's senior vice president of Public Affairs and chief sustainability officer. Before that, she served as vice president of Public Affairs and vice president of State Government Relations. Before joining PPL, Martin served as deputy secretary for water management in Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection, where she was responsible for statewide water resources management and policy.

She also served as senior policy manager for environmental, infrastructure, energy and regulatory issues for Governors Tom Ridge and Mark Schweiker.