A.W. Dahlberg
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Previously President, Southern Company; President and Chief Executive Officer, Georgia Power; President and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Company Services; held executive and management positions in finance, operations, bulk power, marketing, and government relations...age 57...joined Southern Company in 1960.

Paul J. DeNicola
Executive Vice President
Also, President and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Company Services; Group Executive responsible for Gulf Power, Mississippi Power, and Savannah Electric; also responsible for Southern LINC and Southern Company Energy Solutions... previously President and Chief Executive Officer, Mississippi Power; held executive and management positions in operations and engineering...age 49...joined Southern Company in 1967.

H. Allen Franklin
Executive Vice President
Also, President and Chief Executive Officer, Georgia Power... previously President and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Company Services; held executive and management positions in engineering, fuel, operations, and environmental affairs...age 53 ...joined Southern Company in 1970.

Elmer B. Harris
Executive Vice President
Also, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alabama Power ...previously held executive and management positions in opera-tions and finance...age 58...joined Southern Company in 1958.

Stephen A. Wakefield
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Responsible for legal matters involving Southern Company, including legal advice to the board of directors and senior management...previously in private practice; served as General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Energy during the Bush administration...age 57...joined Southern Company in 1997.

Thomas G. Boren
Senior Vice President
Also, President and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Energy... previously held executive and management positions in power supply and finance and accounting...age 48...joined Southern Company in 1968.

Warren Y. Jobe
Senior Vice President
Responsible for corporate development, including customer relations and civic affairs...previously held executive and management positions in finance and accounting...age 57...joined Southern Company in 1971.

W.L. Westbrook
Financial Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer
Responsible for accounting, finance, tax, investor relations, and treasury functions...previously held executive and management positions in finance and accounting...age 58...joined Southern Company in 1964.

David R. Altman
Vice President
Responsible for corporate communication, advertising, and community affairs...previously held executive and management positions in corporate communication...age 45...joined Southern Company in 1978.

Bill M. Guthrie
Vice President
Also, President, Fossil/Hydro Group...responsible for all non-nuclear power generation...previously held executive and management positions in operations and engineering ...age 64... joined Southern Company in 1951.

C. Alan Martin
Vice President
Responsible for directing marketing activities across all Southern Company business units...previously held executive and management positions in human resources, division operations, and marketing...age 49...joined Southern Company in 1972.

Charles D. McCrary
Vice President
Will become President, Fossil/Hydro Group effective with the June 1 retirement of Bill Guthrie...previously held executive and management positions in external affairs, nuclear operations, and environmental affairs...age 46...joined Southern Company in 1973.

John G. Richardson
Vice President
Responsible for federal governmental affairs...previously held executive and management positions in accounting, governmental affairs, marketing, and operations...age 54...joined Southern Company in 1966.

Steven R. Spencer
Vice President
Responsible for external affairs...previously held executive and management positions in corporate services, external affairs, and human resources...age 42...joined Southern Company in 1978.

Christopher C. Womack
Vice President
Responsible for human resources and training...previously held executive and management positions in public relations, corporate services, and corporate real estate...age 39...joined Southern Company in 1988.

Dr. W. Robert Woodall
Vice President
Responsible for environmental policy and strategy...previously held executive and management positions in environmental affairs and compliance...age 52...joined Southern Company in 1972.

W. Dean Hudson
Comptroller
Responsible for accounting, tax, and Securities and Exchange Commission filings...previously held executive and management positions in accounting and tax...age 50...joined Southern Company in 1973.

Tommy Chisholm
Secretary and Assistant Treasurer
Responsible for corporate governance activities, stock transfer, stockholder relations, and legal services...previously held management positions in engineering, rates, administrative services, and legislative and regulatory affairs...age 56... joined Southern Company in 1964.

Patricia L. Roberts
Assistant Secretary
Responsible for corporate governance activities and corporate compliance...previously held management positions in corporate compliance...age 43...joined Southern Company in 1986


John C. Adams
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Russell Corporation
(apparel and fabrics)
Alexander City, Alabama
Age 58; elected 1995

A.D. Correll
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
(building products, pulp, paper)
Atlanta, Georgia
Age 56; elected 1994

A.W. Dahlberg
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Southern Company
Atlanta, Georgia
Age 57; elected 1985

Paul J. DeNicola
President and Chief Executive Officer
Southern Company Services
Atlanta, Georgia
Age 49; elected 1989

Jack Edwards
Member
Hand Arendall L.L.C.
(attorneys)
Mobile, Alabama
Age 69; elected 1987

H. Allen Franklin
President and Chief Executive Officer
Georgia Power
Atlanta, Georgia
Age 53; elected 1988

Bruce S. Gordon
Group President
Retail
Bell Atlantic Network Services, Inc.
(telecommunications)
Arlington, Virginia
Age 51; elected 1994

L.G. Hardman III
Chairman of the Board
First Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
Commerce, Georgia
Age 58; elected 1986

Elmer B. Harris
President and Chief Executive Officer
Alabama Power
Birmingham, Alabama
Age 58; elected 1989

William A. Parker Jr.*
Chairman of the Board
Seminole Investment Company, L.L.C.
(private investments)
Atlanta, Georgia
Age 70; elected 1973

William J. Rushton III
Chairman Emeritus
Protective Life Corporation
(life and health insurance)
Birmingham, Alabama
Age 68; elected 1971

Dr. Gloria M. Shatto
President
Berry College
Mount Berry, Georgia
Age 66; elected 1984

Gerald J. St. Pé
President
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Age 58; elected 1995

Herbert Stockham
Chairman of the Board
SVI Corporation
(commercial casting products)
Birmingham, Alabama
Age 69; elected 1978

*Mr. Parker will retire from the board on May 27, 1998.

1997 Committees of the Board
Audit Committee
L.G. Hardman III, Chairman
Bruce S. Gordon
William A. Parker Jr.
Gerald J. St. Pé
Herbert Stockham

Compensation and Management
Succession Committee
A.D. Correll, Chairman
L.G. Hardman III
Gerald J. St. Pé
Herbert Stockham

Finance Committee
Jack Edwards, Chairman
John C. Adams
A.D. Correll
William J. Rushton III
Dr. Gloria M. Shatto

Governance Committee
William J. Rushton III, Chairman
John C. Adams
Bruce S. Gordon
William A. Parker Jr.
Dr. Gloria M. Shatto

 Southern Company  At Home  In Business In Your Community Investor Relations News Contact Us