CEO of one of Louisville’s largest employers to step down

LG&E and KU Energy President and CEO Paul Thompson will retire effective Jan. 1, 2022.

The announcement came Monday from PPL Corp. (NYSE: PPL), LG&E’s parent company.

John Crockett III, general counsel, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary for LG&E and KU Energy, will succeed Thompson as president on Oct. 1, 2021. At that time Thompson will become executive vice president to assist with the transition until his retirement, according to a PPL news release.

“On behalf of PPL’s…

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