Executive Vice President-Utilities, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Wendy E. Stark

Wendy E. Stark is executive vice president-utilities, chief legal officer and corporate secretary of PPL Corporation, one of the largest investor-owned utilities in the United States. With over two decades of legal experience, Stark leads PPL’s legal department, supervises the presidents of PPL’s four utility companies and oversees the corporation’s ethics and compliance, internal audit, public affairs and communications teams.

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Wendy E. Stark

Stark joined PPL in April 2021 from Pepco Holdings, LLC, where she was senior vice president, Legal and Regulatory Strategy and General Counsel, overseeing legal services and regulatory strategy for several electric and gas utilities in multiple jurisdictions. From 2012 to 2016, she served as deputy general counsel for Pepco, a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation.

Before joining Pepco, she spent a decade with FirstEnergy Corporation, including seven years as associate general counsel. Prior to that, she spent five years in private practice with a focus on labor and employment law.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in English and political science from Kalamazoo College in Michigan and earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School.

Stark serves on the board of the Allentown Symphony Association.

Career Highlights

More than 25 years of legal experience.
Joined PPL in 2021 with nearly 20 years of experience in the utility industry.
Achieved her Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School.
Serves on the board of the Allentown Symphony Association.