Lighting the Path for High-Potential Employees

Succession planning and leadership development have been a high priority since more than half of the company's senior leaders may retire in the next five years.

Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) is a utility owned by the City of Memphis, Tennessee. The utility employs 2,619 people full time, many of whom are members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, a collective-bargaining organization. MLGW University was created in 2006, and currently employs 34 professional staff