Sector: Utilities
Director information for SOUTHERN (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony F. Earley, Jr. | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer; Lead Independent Director | 76 | ["Lead Independent Director, PG&E Corporation (retired)", "strong independent leadership", "independent oversight of executive management"] | ["Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility", "Compensation and Talent Development"] | 2026 |
| Anthony F. “Tony” Earley, Jr. | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, PG&E Corporation (retired) | 76 | ["public company CEO experience", "energy industry expertise including nuclear regulation", "generation and technology", "cybersecurity matters", "environmental matters", "major capital projects", "executive leadership roles at DTE Energy", "partner at Hunton & Williams LLP", "officer in the U.S. Navy nuclear submarine program"] | ["Operations", "Environmental and Safety"] | 2026 |
| Christopher C. Womack | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Company; Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | 68 | ["operating company CEO experience", "power delivery experience", "human resources experience", "external affairs and government policy expertise", "more than 35 years of service"] | ["Audit", "Nomination and Corporate Governance", "Compensation"] | 2026 |
| Chris Womack | Chairman and CEO | ["Familiar with business and industry", "Strategic priorities identification", "Leading discussion and execution of strategy", "Instrumental in driving strategic priorities"] | [] | 2026 | |
| Dale E. Klein | [] | ["Business Security and Resiliency Committee"] | 2026 | ||
| David E. Meador | Vice Chairman and Chief Administrative Officer of DTE Energy (retired) | 69 | ["public energy company experience", "expertise in the energy sector", "financial skills", "information technology", "manufacturing experience", "procurement knowledge", "corporate and public affairs", "economic and workforce development", "corporate culture", "government and community relations", "over 40 years of experience in the manufacturing and energy sectors", "recognized expert in finance and accounting", "business strategy", "governance", "sustainability", "mergers and acquisitions"] | ["Audit", "Operations, Environmental and Safety"] | 2026 |
| David J. Grain | Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Grain Management, LLC | 63 | ["CEO experience", "capital allocation expertise", "financial expertise", "major capital projects knowledge and experience", "technology innovations knowledge and experience", "risk management experience"] | ["Finance", "Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility"] | 2026 |
| Donald M. James | [] | [] | 2026 | ||
| Dr. Dale E. Klein | [] | [] | 2026 | ||
| Dr. Janaki Akella | [] | [] | 2026 | ||
| James O. Etheredge | Director | 62 | ["Managing Director, Monarch Private Capital", "former Chief Executive Officer - North America, Accenture plc"] | [] | 2026 |
| James O. "Jimmy" Etheredge | Managing Director at Monarch Private Capital | 62 | ["CEO experience", "technology and innovation expertise", "accounting and cybersecurity experience", "deep understanding of the customer experience in the utility industry", "leadership experience", "broad knowledge of industries within service territories", "experience with innovative solutions"] | ["Audit", "Compensation and Talent Development", "Finance"] | 2026 |
| Janaki Akella | Director; Former Digital Transformation Leader, Google LLC | 65 | ["Former Digital Transformation Leader, Google LLC", "electrical engineering experience", "global business technology knowledge", "data and analytics expertise", "cybersecurity knowledge", "artificial intelligence matters knowledge", "experience in addressing challenges from new technologies and business models", "leadership positions in McKinsey & Company for 17 years", "experience with over 100 consulting engagements"] | ["Audit", "Business Security and Resiliency (Chair)", "Business Security and Resiliency Committee"] | 2026 |
| John D. Johns | Senior Advisor, Blackstone Inc. and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Protective Life Corporation; Senior Advisor at Blackstone Inc. | 74 | ["public company CEO experience", "financial expertise", "capital allocation experience", "risk management experience", "legal background as former general counsel of large energy public holding company", "served on Board of Directors of Alabama Power"] | ["Finance (Chair)", "Nominating", "Governance and Corporate Responsibility"] | 2026 |
| John M. Turner, Jr. | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Regions Financial Corporation; Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | 64 | ["public company CEO experience", "finance and capital allocation experience", "audit and financial reporting experience", "risk management experience", "leadership experience", "deep understanding of customers within regional service territories", "experience operating in a highly regulated industry"] | ["Finance", "Operations, Environmental and Safety"] | 2026 |
| Kristine L. Svinicki | Adjunct Professor, University of Michigan and former Commissioner and Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission | 59 | ["nuclear energy and technology expertise", "federal and state energy policy expertise", "experience in nuclear regulation and generation", "leadership skills in U.S. nuclear energy policies", "experience working in the U.S. Senate on national security, science and technology, and energy and environment", "nuclear engineer experience in the U.S. Department of Energy"] | ["Business Security and Resiliency", "Operations, Environmental and Safety", "Business Security and Resiliency Committee"] | 2026 |
| Lizanne Thomas | Partner, Jones Day (retired); Director | 68 | ["mergers and public and private acquisitions expertise", "corporate governance and stockholder activism experience", "legal background and extensive governance work with publicly traded companies", "substantial experience in public company mergers and acquisitions", "led many of the firm\u2019s multi-billion dollar transactions", "various senior management roles at Jones Day"] | ["Compensation and Talent Development (Chair)", "Finance", "Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility"] | 2026 |
| Shantella E. Cooper | Director; Founder and Chief Executive Officer | 58 | ["Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Journey Forward Strategies, LLC", "More than 30 years of talent development and executive leadership experience working with Fortune 500 corporations, private companies and the non-profit sector", "Expertise in developing sustainable people-focused business strategies", "Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Journey Forward Strategies", "Senior advisor and former external executive coach to McKinsey & Company", "Executive Director for the Atlanta Committee for Progress from 2019 to 2022", "Chief Transformation Officer of WestRock from 2016 to 2019", "Various roles at Lockheed Martin, including Vice President and General Manager, Vice President of Human Resources and Vice President of Business Ethics"] | ["Business Security and Resiliency", "Compensation and Talent Development", "Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility", "Business Security and Resiliency Committee", "Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee"] | 2026 |
| William G. Smith, Jr. | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Capital City Bank Group, Inc.; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | 72 | ["public company CEO experience", "finance and capital allocation expertise", "risk management expertise", "audit and financial reporting experience", "valuable perspectives on management", "operations and regulatory compliance experience"] | ["Audit (Chair)"] | 2026 |
