ALLENTOWN, Pa., June 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gregory N. Dudkin, who has more than three decades of experience in telecommunications, electric and gas utility operations, including 11 years in executive positions, has been named senior vice president-Operations for PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, the electricity delivery subsidiary of PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL).

In making the announcement, David G. DeCampli, president of PPL Electric Utilities, said Dudkin would be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company's Distribution Operations, Transmission Operations and Planning & Engineering Services.

"Greg's proven track record of success in providing excellent leadership of complex operations makes him an important addition to the PPL Electric Utilities senior management team," said DeCampli. "I'm confident that Greg will help us further improve a company that customers already rank as one of the best in the nation."

He comes to the company from Comcast Corporation, where he had served as senior vice president of technical operations and fulfillment for three years. Most recently, Dudkin has been serving as an executive consultant for that company.

He also has 24 years of wide-ranging electric and gas utility experience at subsidiaries of Exelon Corporation. During his years in the utility business, he served as executive vice president of Energy Delivery Operations at ComEd and in customer service and operations vice president positions at PECO. A registered professional engineer, Dudkin began his career as an energy applications engineer.

Dudkin holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Delaware and an MBA from Widener University. He will join PPL Electric Utilities June 29.

PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, a subsidiary of PPL Corporation that provides electricity delivery services to about 1.4 million customers in Pennsylvania, has consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. More information is available at www.pplelectric.com.

SOURCE PPL Electric Utilities