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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  January 25, 2019

Commission File
Number
Registrant; State of Incorporation;
Address and Telephone Number
IRS Employer
Identification No.
 
 
 
1-11459
PPL Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
(Pennsylvania)
Two North Ninth Street
Allentown, PA  18101-1179
(610) 774-5151
23-2758192
 
 
 
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On January 25, 2019, the Board of Directors of PPL Corporation ("PPL" or the "Company") appointed Marlene C. Beers, 47, Vice President and Controller of the Company, effective March 1, 2019. As part of the Company's senior leadership development, Ms. Beers is exchanging positions with Stephen K. Breininger who has served as PPL's Controller since June 2014 and will become Vice President of Finance and Regulatory Affairs for PPL Electric Utilities Corporation ("PPL Electric") on March 1, 2019.

Ms. Beers has served as Vice President of Finance and Regulatory Affairs for PPL Electric since January 2016. Prior to joining PPL, Ms. Beers worked for 20 years in a variety of finance and accounting positions with Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. ("Air Products") of Allentown, Pennsylvania, most recently from October 2014 to December 2015 as Controller of Air Products' Americas Industrial Gases Segment. Prior to that, Ms. Beers served from September 2012 to September 2014 as Controller of Air Products' global Supply Chain, and from July 2011 to August 2012 as Controller of Air Products' Global Liquid Bulk, Generated Gases and Helium Division. Prior to joining Air Products in 1995, Ms. Beers was a Senior Auditor for KPMG US LLP.



SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
PPL CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Stephen K. Breininger
 
 
 
Stephen K. Breininger
Vice President and Controller
 




Dated:  January 28, 2019