(San Francisco) - PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) has elected Russell M. Jackson, 47, as Vice President, Human Resources, effective June 1, 2004. Jackson has been Vice President, Human Resources, for PG&E Corporation's core business, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, since 1999. Jackson retains his role as an officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company in addition to his new post at the Corporation. He will oversee Human Resources for both the holding company and the utility, which together employ more than 20,000 people.

"With nearly 25 years as a member of the team at Pacific Gas and Electric Company, including leading the utility's Human Resources function, Russ Jackson brings a wealth of experience to his new post at PG&E Corporation," said Robert D. Glynn, Jr., Chairman, CEO and President of PG&E Corporation. "We welcome him in this expanded role."

Jackson joined Pacific Gas and Electric Company as a member of the Customer Services organization in 1980. Over the next 17 years, he held various positions of steadily increasing responsibility in the Customer Services, Marketing and General Management areas. He became Assistant to the President and CEO in 1997. In 1998, he became Vice President, Customer Service.

Jackson is a graduate of San Jose State University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration. He also earned an MBA in business management from St. Mary's College, and a master's degree in human resources and organizational development from University of San Francisco. Additionally, Jackson holds a certificate in human resource management from University of California, Berkeley.