Southern Co - Company Profile
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The following section provides information on Southern Co’s senior management, executives, CEO and key decision makers and their roles in the organization. For more insight into Southern Co's management and employees, unlock the full data with our company analytics monitoring tool.
Executives
Christopher C. Womack
Chairman; President; Chief Executive Officer Executive BoardMr. Christopher C. Womack has been the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the company since 2023. Prior to this, he served as the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Georgia Power in 2021. Mr. Womack served in various positions including Executive Vice President of external affairs of Georgia Power, Senior Vice President of human resources and Chief People Officer at the company.
David P. Poroch
Executive Vice President; Chief Financial Officer Senior ManagementMr. David P. Poroch has been the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company since July 2025. Previously, he served as the Senior Vice President, Comptroller and Chief Accounting Officer of Southern Company. Prior to this, Mr. Poroch served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Southern Company Gas and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Georgia Power.
Stanley W. Connally, Jr.
Executive Vice President; Chief Operating Officer Senior ManagementMr. Stanley W. Connally has been the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of the company since 2025. Prior to this, he served as the Executive Vice President of the company. He also served as the Executive Vice President of SCS. Mr. Connally was also the Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of SCS from 2021 to 2025. Previpously, he served as the Executive Vice President for Operations of SCS from 2018 to 2021.
Sterling A. Spainhour
Executive Vice President; Chief Legal Officer Senior ManagementMr. Sterling Spainhour has been the Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of the company since January 2024. Previously, he served as the Chief Compliance Officer from April 2023 to January 2024. Prior to this, he also served as the Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Compliance Officer of Georgia Power from June 2020 to March 2023. Mr. Spainhour also served as the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Southern Company Services (SCS) from July 2020 to March 2023. Earlier, he also worked as the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of SCS from December 2016 to July 2020.
Christopher Cummiskey
Executive Vice President; Chief Executive Officer - Southern Company Services Inc; Chief Commercial Officer - Southern Company Senior ManagementMr. Christopher Cummiskey is the Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer, Southern Company and the Chief Executive Officer of Southern Company Services, Inc. Prior to this, he was also the Executive Vice President of External Affairs and nuclear development, Chief Commercial Officer.
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