David Walton
We’re privileged to have had this month a FORTUNE 500 executive
from the PPL Corporation,
Mr. David Walton. He is director of Information Technologies for
PPL Electric Utilities and PPL Gas Utilities. A member of the
Information Services Department, he is responsible for all
information technology activities for the two companies.
Walton joined PPL in 1976 as a programmer for the Information
Services Financial Group. Since then, he has worked as a system
coordinator in the Fuels Department, a customer system analyst in
ISD, Supervisor- Application Development, Manager- Continuous
Improvement in the former Power Production Department, and Manager- Info Solutions- Customer Care.
Active in the community, Walton is president of Push the Rock
Inc., a nonprofit sports ministry that runs camps and overseas
outreach trips. He also coaches soccer for the Western Lehigh
Soccer Club and is a member of the board of directors of the PPL
G.O.L.D. Credit Union and the elder board of Faith Evangelical
Free Church.
Walton is listed in Marquis Who's Who in America, United Who's
Who, and America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals.
A graduate of King's College in 1976, Walton earned an MBA from
Lehigh University in 1981. He is married and has three children.
Mr. Walton does recruiting on college campuses as part of his
job. He will be speaking about job opportunities in his field
and providing advice from his career experiences.
Mr. Walton was our guest on April 10 and December 3, 2003.
The monthly Guest Executive Dinner series is sponsored by Houghton's business department for the purpose of increasing student exposure to marketplace professionals from various fields and service opportunities to be both salt and light after college.
