ATLANTA, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern
Company today announced additional personnel moves in advance of
the retirement of Mark Lantrip after
40 years of service. Lantrip, who will be retiring this month, most
recently served as the executive vice president for Southern
Company and chief executive officer of Southern Company Services,
Inc. (SCS), the Southern Company system service company and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Southern Company.
Over the last six years in his role with SCS, Lantrip has been
responsible for setting direction and driving marketing
collaboration across the regulated and unregulated companies. He
also has overseen the growth of Southern Company's unregulated
businesses and innovative strategies including Southern Company's
R&D organization and New Ventures.
In conjunction with the retirement, Tom
Fanning, chairman, president & CEO of Southern Company,
today announced several management changes to fill roles previously
held by Lantrip:
Stan Connally, executive vice
president of Operations for Southern Company, will be adding the
title of chief executive officer of SCS. As CEO, Connally will be
responsible for the primary shared services activities and
administration functions for SCS.
Connally will continue to oversee Southern Company's systemwide
operations. This includes generation, transmission, engineering and
construction services, commercial operations, system planning and
environmental affairs, as well as Southern Wholesale Energy,
telecommunications businesses and the supply chain organization.
Since beginning his career with Southern Company in 1989 as a co-op
student at Georgia Power's Plant Yates, Connally has served in
senior leadership roles at each of the company's electric operating
companies – Alabama Power, Georgia Power, Mississippi Power and
former subsidiary Gulf Power. Most recently, Connally was Gulf
Power's chairman, president and CEO.
A key leader within the Southern Company system, Martin Davis, executive vice president for SCS
and chief information officer of Southern Company and a member of
Southern Company's executive management council, will become
executive vice president of Southern Company, remain the CIO
and report directly to Fanning. In further recognition of the
integral role technology plays in the operations of Southern
Company, a major focus of the Technology Organization now will be
to work under the leadership of the SCS CEO in the mission to
greater align the information technology and operations technology
functions and create strategies that deliver increased value to
customers.
Jim Kerr, executive vice
president, chief legal officer and chief compliance officer for
Southern Company, will be assuming Lantrip's internal role as chief
of staff. In this position, Kerr helps Fanning with the fulfillment
of his strategic priorities with the board of directors, the
management council and officers across the system.
As previously announced, Chris
Cummiskey has been named executive vice president and Chief
Commercial and Customer Solutions Officer for Southern Company,
effective Jan. 1. Cummiskey is
responsible for delivering growth and customer solutions across
Southern Company's subsidiaries and driving efficiencies and
collaboration of Southern Company's customer, marketing and
branding strategies across the companies. Cummiskey also oversees
innovation functions including Southern Company's Research and
Development and New Ventures organizations and serves as chairman
and chief executive officer of Southern Power, PowerSecure and
Southern Holdings. Cummiskey is a member of Southern Company's
executive Management Council and reports to Fanning.
About Southern Company
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is
a leading energy company serving 9 million customers through its
subsidiaries. The company provides clean, safe, reliable and
affordable energy through electric operating companies in three
states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a
competitive generation company serving wholesale customers across
America, a leading distributed energy infrastructure company, a
fiber optics network and telecommunications services. Southern
Company brands are known for excellent customer service, high
reliability and affordable prices below the national average. For
more than a century, we have been building the future of energy and
developing the full portfolio of energy resources, including
carbon-free nuclear, advanced carbon capture technologies, natural
gas, renewables, energy efficiency and storage technology. Through
an industry-leading commitment to innovation and a low-carbon
future, Southern Company and its subsidiaries develop the
customized energy solutions our customers and communities require
to drive growth and prosperity. Our uncompromising values ensure we
put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do
and govern our business to the benefit of our world. Our corporate
culture and hiring practices have been recognized nationally by the
U.S. Department of Defense, G.I. Jobs magazine, DiversityInc, Black
Enterprise, Fortune's "World's Most Admired Companies" list, Forbes
and the Women's Choice Award. To learn more, visit
www.southerncompany.com.
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