Board of Directors
By policy, Southern Company must have a majority of independent directors. Audit, governance, finance, and compensation and management succession committees must be comprised entirely of independent directors.
Currently, only one member of the 10-member board – Southern Company CEO David Ratcliffe – is employed by the company. The board establishes committees as needed to facilitate and assist in the execution of its responsibilities. The governance committee evaluates the expertise and needs of the board at least annually to determine its proper membership and size.
There are currently five standing committees of the board:
- Audit
- Compensation and Management Succession
- Finance
- Governance
- Nuclear/Operations
The audit committee oversees environmental compliance. Broader environmental policy is discussed by the entire board.
Governance
Board Members
Smart Operations
Since 2000, we have invested more than $8 billion to upgrade, expand, and maintain our transmission and distribution infrastructure to ensure our ability to deliver electricity on demand. Over the next three years, we plan to invest $4 billion to prepare for future demand growth and help ensure the high level of reliability our customers have come to expect. And that’s just smart. (More smarts in our Annual Report)
