ATLANTA, Feb. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power
President Chris Womack has been
named a 2021 Leader in Corporate Citizenship by the Atlanta
Business Chronicle. The Leaders in Corporate Citizenship
program recognizes individuals who have found the perfect
intersection of social good and corporate success by integrating
relevant societal concerns into their core operating strategies and
embracing them as positive for businesses, customers, employees and
the metro Atlanta community.
"I'm humbled to join all of this year's Leaders in Corporate
Citizenship. For more than a century, Georgia Power has been
committed to 'being a citizen wherever we serve'," said Womack.
"That means we work every day to leave our communities a little
stronger. We believe that by collectively working together we can
affect real change and ensure a brighter future for our state, and
this program recognizes those leaders in the metro area who are
working across communities and across industries to do just that
for millions of Georgians."
Womack is named in the "Executive Champion – Large Company"
section of the 2021 Leaders in Corporate Citizenship program.
In his 33-year career at Georgia Power and Southern Company,
Womack has worked closely to ensure that all employees play an
important role in their communities through volunteerism and
supporting local civic organizations. Additionally, he has
supported the legacy of historically black colleges and
universities (HBCUs) in Atlanta
and across the state as difference-makers for the American
workforce.
In early 2020, Southern Company and its subsidiaries, including
Georgia Power, initiated a $50
million multi-year initiative to provide students attending
HBCUs with scholarships, internships, leadership development, and
access to technology and innovation to support career
readiness.
This year, Southern Company joined with Apple as a founding
partner in the Propel Center, a new digital learning hub, business
incubator, and global innovation headquarters in Atlanta for HBCU students. Through this hub, a
corporate pipeline for leadership is being developed to create
avenues of prosperity, growing Black entrepreneurship, and
providing technology resources to the workforce of the future.
Womack joined Southern Company in 1988 and has held several
leadership positions within the company and its subsidiaries,
serving as executive vice president of external affairs at Georgia
Power and senior vice president and senior production officer of
Southern Company Generation, where he was responsible for coal,
gas, and hydro generation for Georgia Power and Savannah Electric.
Womack also served as senior vice president of human resources and
chief people officer at Southern Company, as well as senior vice
president of public relations and corporate services at Alabama
Power. Prior to joining Southern Company, Womack worked for the
U.S. House of Representatives for then Congressman Leon E.
Panetta.
Womack is also a member of the board of directors of Essential
Utilities, Inc. He currently chairs the board of the East Lake
Foundation, is on the national board of The First Tee and is the
chair of the board for the Alliance to Save Energy. Womack has
chaired the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau board and the
Atlanta Sports Council. He has also chaired the board for
Communities in Schools of Georgia and served as a member
of the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta board. He has
received numerous honors, including the SCLC Leadership Award
(1998).
About Georgia Power
Georgia Power is the largest
electric subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), America's
premier energy company. Value, Reliability, Customer Service and
Stewardship are the cornerstones of the company's promise to 2.6
million customers in all but four of Georgia's 159 counties. Committed to
delivering clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy at rates
below the national average, Georgia Power maintains a diverse,
innovative generation mix that includes nuclear, coal and natural
gas, as well as renewables such as solar, hydroelectric and wind.
Georgia Power focuses on delivering world-class service to its
customers every day and the company is recognized by J.D. Power as
an industry leader in customer satisfaction. For more information,
visit www.GeorgiaPower.com and connect with the company on
Facebook (Facebook.com/GeorgiaPower), Twitter
(Twitter.com/GeorgiaPower) and Instagram
(Instagram.com/ga_power).
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