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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
President; Chairman; 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.
Martin B. Davis
Executive Vice President; Chief Information Officer Senior ManagementMr. Martin B. Davis has been the Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of the company since 2021. Prior to this, he served as the Head of enterprise information technology, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Wells Fargo. Mr. Davis served in a wide range of technology leadership roles, including serving as Wachovia’s chief information officer.
Sterling A. Spainhour
Chief Legal Officer; Executive Vice President 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.; Chairman- Southern Company Services, Inc.; President - Southern Company Services, Inc.; Chief Commercial Officer Senior ManagementMr. Christopher Cummiskey has been the Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer and Customer Solutions Officer of the company since 2021. Previously, he served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Power, PowerSecure and Southern Holdings. Prior to this, Mr. Cummiskey served as Executive Vice President of external affairs and nuclear development for Georgia Power. Earlier, he also served as Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) from 2011 to 2013
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