Pennsylvania Power and Light (PPL), 1964-1968, project engineer; 1968-1972, senior project engineer; 1972-1975, manager, distribution planning; 1975-1976, executive director, Corporate Energy Planning Council;
was a member of the board of directors of the Nuclear Energy Institute and the Edison Electric Institute, where he served on the executive committee. He also served as chairman of the Pennsylvania Business Round Table
William F. Parrett died in 1895.
William F. Callahan died in 1964.
William F. Penney was born in 1862.
William F. Dunne died in 1953.
William F. Hecht was born on March 18th, 1943.
William F. Hecht was born in New York, New York in the United States.
In 1991 Hecht was made president of Pennsylvania Power and Light. Two years later he assumed the posts of CEO and chairman of the board. Hecht came into a leadership role with the company just as the electric industry was entering an era of consolidation
William F. Hecht has received the Environmental Protection Agency's Lifetime Achievement Award, recognized by the National Conservation Achievement Award for Corporate Achievement in Conservation, and received the Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Executive.
its ability to make a profit in both the regulated electricity delivery business and the deregulation electricity generation and marketing business. Once again, however, Hecht pointed to deregulation as the primary foundation of the company's success
realigning the company's management and broadening the executive team in the process. His goal was to further sharpen the company's focus. This move, noted analysts, reflected Hecht's disciplined but opportunistic management style
In 1994, a year after he took over as chairman and CEO, Hecht guided Pennsylvania Power and Light to form a holding company, PP and L Resources, which became PPL Corporation in 2000
joined Pennsylvania Power and Light Company. He served primarily as a project engineer until he entered management in 1972, when he was appointed manager of distribution planning. Over the next two decades Hecht held several managerial posts
made Pennsylvania Power and Light the first Pennsylvania utility to endorse generation market competition
believed the problem could only be solved by allowing the forces of supply and demand to set prices that both discouraged consumption and encouraged production
Aldinger started working at the U.S. Trust Company
serving as vice chairman of the board of trustees of Lehigh University, president of the Lehigh Valley Partnership, and chairman of the Lehigh Valley United Way Campaign.