Victor Staffieri is chairman, chief executive officer and president of Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities, the subsidiaries of PPL Corporation that generate about 8,300 megawatts of electricity and serve 1.2 million electricity and natural gas customers in Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee. With 29 years of experience in the utility industry, he was named to his current position in 2001.

Staffieri began his career as an attorney at Long Island Lighting Company in Hicksville, N.Y., in 1980. Prior to joining LG&E Energy as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary in 1992, he held several management positions at Long Island Lighting, culminating in general counsel and secretary. Staffieri subsequently became LG&E Energy's senior vice president-public policy, and general counsel; president, Louisville Gas and Electric Company; president, Distribution Services Division; chief financial officer; and president and chief operating officer before being promoted to is present position.

Staffieri has a bachelor's degree from Yale University and a juris doctor from the Fordham University School of Law. Staffieri was on the boards of the Electric Power Research Institute, Kentucky Country Day School, Metro United Way, MidAmerica Bancorp, the Louisville Area Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Louisville, and served as co-chairman of the board of the Jefferson County/Louisville Area Chamber of Commerce Family Business Partnership.

Staffieri served as chairman of the Louisville Area Chamber of Commerce and was chairman of the Coordination Council for Economic Development Activities-Regional Economic Development Strategy, cabinet member and chairman of Community Campaign for Metro United Way. Staffieri recently chaired a statewide business task force on postsecondary education in cooperation with the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.

LG&E and KU are regulated utilities that serve a total of 1.2 million customers and have consistently ranked among the best companies for customer service in the United States. LG&E serves 320,000 natural gas and 395,000 electric customers in Louisville and 16 surrounding counties. Kentucky Utilities serves 544,000 customers in 77 Kentucky counties and five counties inVirginia. More information is available at www.lge-ku.com and www.pplweb.com.