Sorgi replaces J. Matt Simmons, who had served as PPL’s vice president and controller for three years before being named vice president-Risk Management and chief risk officer in September of last year.
Sorgi joined PPL in 2006 as financial director of the company’s PPL Generation subsidiary. In 2007, he was named controller for the company’s Supply segment, the combination of PPL Generation and PPL EnergyPlus, the company’s marketing business.
Sorgi came to PPL from Public Service Enterprise Group in New Jersey, where he served as director of business operations for PSEG Fossil, which operated power plants in North America. His other roles at PSEG included corporate and international controller for PSEG Global, which operated power plants and electricity distribution companies in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, India and Asia; director of accounting services for PSEG’s unregulated business; and principal accountant for the corporation, where he was responsible for SEC and other regulatory reporting.
Prior to his service at PSEG, Sorgi worked in various roles at Deloitte & Touche. He earned an accounting degree from Penn State University and an M.B.A. from Villanova University. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
