The board of directors of Pinnacle West Capital Corp. announced that William H. Spence has been elected to the Pinnacle West board effective Feb. 26, 2021. Spence recently retired as Chairman of the Board from PPL Corp. Prior to being PPL’s Chairman, Spence retired as a full-time PPL employee in June 2020 after serving as Chairman, President and CEO of the company since 2012. He was CEO, President and Chief Operating officer during the 2006-2011 period. As CEO, he focused on operational excellence with numerous initiatives to improve asset management, customer service, reliability and safety. Before joining PPL in June 2006, Spence had 19 years of service with Pepco Holdings Inc. and its heritage companies.