Background
Wise, Robert Lester was born on October 4, 1943 in Curwensville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert Lester Wise and Kathryn Elizabeth (Riddle) Husak.
Wise, Robert Lester was born on October 4, 1943 in Curwensville, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert Lester Wise and Kathryn Elizabeth (Riddle) Husak.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Lafayette College, 1965.
Cadet engineer, junior engineer, Pennsylvania Electric Company, Johnstown, 1965-1968;
statistical supervisor production, station superintendent operations, Pennsylvania Electric Company, Johnstown, 1968-1971;
station superintendent, manager generating stations, Pennsylvania Electric Company, Johnstown, 1971-1979;
assistant vice president operations, vice president operations, Pennsylvania Electric Company, Johnstown, 1979-1982;
vice president generation engineering and support, Pennsylvania Electric Company, Johnstown, 1982-1983;
vice president operations, Pennsylvania Electric Company, Johnstown, 1984-1986;
president, board directors, Pennsylvania Electric Company, Johnstown, 1986-1994;
president fossil generation, GPU Svc. Corporation, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 1994-1996;
president, GPU Generation Inc., Johnstown, since 1996;
also board directors, GPU Generation Inc., Johnstown
president, Chief Executive Officer, GPU International, since 1998;
also board directors, GPU International. Board directors United States National Bank, USBANCORP, Inc., USBANCORP Trust Company, Greater Johnstown/Cambria county Chamber of Commerce, Utilities Mutual Insurance Company, Johnstown Area Regional Industries.
Member Pennsylvania Business Roundtable, 1990. Member Edison Electric Institute Policy commission on environmental affairs, 1995, Association ofEdison Illuminating Companies Power Generation Committee, St. Francis College Business Department advisory county.
Member advisory county of Executive Board Penn's Woods county Boy Scouts American, since 1980. Member Executive Committee Pennsylvania Electric Association, Harrisburg, 1987, Cambria-Somerset Labor Management Committee, 1987. Member executive advising committee Johnstown Business Coun.on Health Care, 1987.
Trustee United Way Greater Johnstown, 1991, Southern Alleghenies Museum Art. Member Sunnehanna Country Club.
Married Sandra Lee Leonard, June 12, 1965. L child: Robert L. III.
