James M. Seif, a PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) vice president for nearly five years, is resigning to serve as campaign manager for Bill Scranton, a Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate.

The Scranton campaign is announcing the appointment on Thursday (1/5). 

"Jim has served as a valuable member of the PPL team, helping us to further improve our reputation as a company committed to forging working partnerships with elected officials and regulators," said William F. Hecht, PPL chairman and chief executive officer. "We thank Jim for his service and wish him all the best as he moves on to this new phase of his career."

Seif joined PPL after heading Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection for six years in the Ridge Administration. He was the company's vice president of Corporate Relations, reporting to Hecht. Seif also served in key positions in the Thornburgh Administration and has held a variety of state, federal and private sector posts.

PPL Corporation, headquartered in Allentown, Pa., controls about 12,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the United States, sells energy in key U.S. markets and delivers electricity to nearly 5 million customers in Pennsylvania, the United Kingdom and Latin America. More information is available at www.pplweb.com.