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10 Southern Company executives
These ten current and former Southern Company executives, including Southern Company's CFO, have held chief executive, chief officer, executive vice president and senior vice president roles at the company and at Southern Company Gas and Southern Company Services. A reader can learn how these leaders build and run their teams in electric utility companies.
Professionals to explore
01—10Anthony R. James
LinkedInExperience: EVP of Southern Company & President of the Shared Services Group · Southern Company
Former EVP of Southern Company & President of the Shared Services Group (2005–2008), a group the profile says provided services to Southern Company's four regulated retail utilities. James was also President and CEO of Savannah Electric and Power Company / Southern Company (2001–2005) and is listed as retired since 2008.
Beth Reese
LinkedInExperience: EVP - Strategic Transformation Programs · Southern Company
EVP - Strategic Transformation Programs at Southern Company since March 2023. Reese was also EVP of SCS Shared Services at Southern Company (2019–2023), EVP and Chief Financial Officer at Southern Company Gas (2015–2018) and SVP and President - Nicor Gas at Southern Company Gas (2012–2015).
Bryan Anderson
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President and President, External Affairs · Southern Company
Executive Vice President and President, External Affairs at Southern Company since November 2020, based in the Washington DC-Baltimore area. At Southern Company Anderson was also Senior Vice President, Governmental Affairs (2014–2020) and Vice President, Governmental Affairs (2010–2014), and was Vice President, Government Relations and Public Affairs at The Coca-Cola Company (2004–2010).
Chris Womack
LinkedInExperience: Chairman, President and CEO of Southern Company · Southern Company
Chairman, President and CEO of Southern Company since January 2024; the profile credits Womack with advancing the Vogtle nuclear expansion. Womack was also president and CEO (2023–2024) and President (2023–2024) of Southern Company, and President of Georgia Power Company (2020–2023).
David Poroch
LinkedInExperience: EVP & Chief Financial Officer · Southern Company
EVP & Chief Financial Officer of Southern Company since July 2025, a Finance & Accounting role. Poroch was also SVP, Chief Accounting Officer and Comptroller at Southern Company (2023–2025), EVP, CFO at Southern Company Gas (2021–2023), EVP, CFO & Treasurer at Georgia Power Company (2019–2021) and Chief Audit Executive at Southern Company (2012–2014).
Jim Kerr
LinkedInExperience: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer · Southern Company Gas
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Company Gas since March 2023, a C-level general management role. Kerr was Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Southern Company (2014–2023), a Partner at McGuireWoods LLP (2008–2014) and a Commissioner at the North Carolina Utilities Commission (2001–2008).
Kim Greene
LinkedInExperience: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer · Southern Company Gas
Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Company Gas (2018–2023) and President And CEO of Southern Company Services (2013–2014). Greene has been Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Georgia Power Company since 2023, and the profile says Georgia Power serves 2.7 million customers. Greene was also Chief Generation Officer at Tennessee Valley Authority (2012–2013).
Martin Davis
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer, EVP · Southern Company
Chief Information Officer, EVP at Southern Company since July 2015, where Davis writes of leading over 2,000 technology professionals. Davis was Head of Enterprise Technology Services, Chief Technology Officer, EVP (2012–2014) and Corporate Chief Information Officer, EVP (2003–2009) at Wells Fargo.
Matt Kim
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Comptroller and Chief Accounting Officer · Southern Company
Senior Vice President, Comptroller and Chief Accounting Officer at Southern Company since August 2025, a Finance & Accounting role. Kim was also Senior Vice President of Finance at Southern Company (2022–2025), Vice President and Controller at AGL Resources (2015–2022) and Vice President and Controller at Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (2009–2015).
Stan Connally
LinkedInExperience: Chief Operating Officer · Southern Company
Chief Operating Officer at Southern Company, a role listed from June 2018 with no end date; the profile describes Connally as executive vice president and chief operating officer overseeing Southern Company system electric operations. Connally was also Gulf Power Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer (2012–2018) and Senior Vice President & Senior Production Officer - Georgia Power (2010–2012).
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Match the executive's function or business unit to your question, since a corporate officer, a gas utility leader and a shared services leader see different parts of Southern Company's decisions. Check each role's dates so you know whether the person's Southern Company experience is current or from an earlier period.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does Southern Company decide which generation, grid and gas investments to prioritize?
- 02What does a technology or service vendor need to show to win support from Southern Company's leadership?
- 03How do Southern Company's subsidiaries and corporate teams coordinate on shared services and major programs?
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