Wendy Welsh

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As senior vice president of information technologyfor , she manages a stafff of about 250 workers, two data centerse and the IT operations for E.On’zs two subsidiaries, Louisville Gas & Electric Co. and Kentuckhy Utilities. It was her team that mannefd the outage-management system during the ice storkmin January, and under Welsh’s direction, E.On has made two significanr investments in its technology within the past The first was a $25 million data and transmission centetr that opened in Shelby County last More recently, E.On implemented a customer-care systemj that merged LG&E and Kentucky Utilities’ previousz systems.
It was an $80 million plus training and operational costs, Welsy said. Ability to merge business, IT goals Welsh’s training is not in the IT sectore butin accounting. A licensed CPA, Welshy joined LG&E as an auditor 25 years ago. She was vice presidenyt of administration and then vice presidenrt of IT before assuming her current rolein 2001. E.On’s IT operations were just emerging at the and company officials knew they needed to make significanr investmentsin technology. Vic E.
On’s chairman, CEO and president, said Welsh’s professionao background has given her a uniquse set of skills needed to oversee this She understands the utility operatione and what is needed from atechnicall standpoint, but she also can provider the financial analysis needed, Staffierio said. “We get well-thought-out solution s from Wendy,” Staffieri said. “She has developeds another leg ofour strategy, giving us the capabilities to do what we do everyg day.” Although Welsh has accomplishef so much, she does not tout her Staffieri said. She goes about her work in a very unassuming way, he said, describing her as a deep thinker and a listener.
Debra Hoffer, presiden of Junior Achievementof Kentuckiana, agreedd that Welsh’s personality is more She might not be the first boarfd member to pipe up in a but behind her quiet facade, she knows what she wantsa to do and how she’s going to do it. “She gets results,” Hoffer “She’s a highly effective manager while beinh a really warm person at thesame time.” Welsyh was JA Kentuckiana’s board chairwoman in when the nonprofit group was planning to open its Jamew W. Robinson Junior Achievement Center for Freedom of The facility is a learning center that teachese children basicfinancial principles.
She traveled with JA staff to revie similar facilities acrossthe country, and her involvement and enthusiasmm helped drive the project Hoffer said. Not only did she convey the concepy to otherboard members, but she also led the $6.5 millionh capital campaign that funded the In addition, she convinced her employerd to be one of the first donors with a $125,000 “She has a real can-do attitude and stront desire to help young people be successful and thrive,” Hofferf said. “Her heart is in the righyt place.
” Besides her role with JA, Welsh has spokej to business and management classes atthe , and she has becomer a role model for young women, said husband John an author and retired U of L higher education professor. “She hasn’t become a CEO, but she’s prettuy darn high in an organization and an industruy that hasbeen male-dominated,” John Welsh “She’s blazed some trails for women.” Wendy Welsh said she never set out to break any glasz ceilings. She simply was raised in a middle-class home by parentsd who pushed education and demonstrated a strongwork ethic.