Christine M. Martin is president of PPL Electric Utilities, the subsidiary that provides electric delivery services to 1.5 million customers in eastern and central Pennsylvania. PPL Electric Utilities operates and maintains a vast electric delivery system that spans 10,000 square miles and serves a population of more than 3 million. In her role, Christine provides executive leadership and strategic direction of public affairs, regulatory strategy, and stakeholder engagement. She leads a team responsible for advancing legislative and regulatory initiatives that best position the company to deliver on its mission for customers and shareowners and advance a cleaner energy future.

Christine joined PPL in June 2003. Prior to becoming president of PPL Electric Utilities in September 2023, she was PPL’s senior vice president–Public Affairs and chief sustainability officer, overseeing the corporation’s advocacy and policy development, corporate communications and sustainability efforts. Before coming to PPL, Christine was deputy secretary for water management in Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection and also served as senior policy manager for environmental, infrastructure, energy and regulatory issues for Governors Tom Ridge and Mark Schweiker and as executive policy specialist for Governor Ridge. 

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science/International Studies with minors in Economics and French from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Public Administration from The Pennsylvania State University. She also completed studies at the University of Nancy in France. A native of Pennsylvania, Christine is the Co-Chair of the Edison Electric Institute’s Operating Company Leadership Work Group. She also serves on the boards for the Energy Association of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Chamber, and the Baum School Board of Trustees. Christine is also an officer of the PPL Foundation and serves on the PBS Good Neighbor Awards Committee.