southern co/the (SO:New York)

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Mr. Thomas A. Fanning, Tom has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Company since December 1, 2010. Mr. Fanning has also been the President of Southern Company since August 1, 2010. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of Southern Company Energy Solutions LLC and served as its Executive Vice President. He has been an Executive Vice President of Southern Company, is a holding company of Gulf Power Co., since April 2003 and its Chief Operating ... Officer since February 1, 2008. Since joining Southern Company in 1980 as Financial Analyst, Mr. Fanning served various Executive positions in several Southern Company subsidiaries, including Chief Financial Officer of Mississippi Power Company since June 12, 1999. He served as Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Strategy for the parent company and leadership roles at Southern Company Services. He served as the Chief Financial Officer of Southern Company from April 2003 to January 2008 and its Treasurer from April 2003 to May 2007. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Power from May 2002 to April 2003, Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Georgia Power Company of Alabama Power Co., from June 1999 to 2002. He served as Vice Chairman of The St. Joe Company since 2011 and served as an Independent Director since May 17, 2005. Mr. Fanning has been a Director of Alabama Power Co. since 2010; Southern Power Company since April 11, 2003 and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta since February 27, 2012. He serves as a Director of The Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., and Georgia Power Co. He serves as a Trustee of Southern Center for International Studies and The Georgia Institute of Technology Advisory Board. He served as a Director of Gulf Power Co., from May 2002 to April 2003. He holds Bachelors degree and a Masters degree in industrial management from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Mr. Fanning's executive education includes programs at the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland, Harvard University School of Business and the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.

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