SO 1999 Annual Report - Directors and Officers



		DORRIT J. BERN Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Charming Shoppes, Inc. (retail) Bensalem, Pennsylvania Age 49; elected 1999
		THOMAS F. CHAPMAN Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Equifax (information services and transaction processing) Atlanta, Georgia Age 56; elected 1999
		A.D. CORRELL Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Georgia-Pacific Corporation (building products, pulp, paper) Atlanta, Georgia Age 58; elected 1994
		A.W. DAHLBERG Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Southern Company Atlanta, Georgia Age 59; elected 1985
		H. ALLEN FRANKLIN President and Chief Operating Officer Southern Company Atlanta, Georgia Age 55; elected 1988
		BRUCE S. GORDAN Group President Enterprise Business - Bell Atlantic (telecommunications) New York, New York Age 53; elected 1994
		L.G. HARDMAN III Chairman of the Board First Commerce Bancorp, Inc. Commerce, Georgia Age 60; elected 1986
		ELMER B. HARRIS President and Chief Executive Officer Alabama Power Birmingham, Alabama Age 60; elected 1989
		DONALD M. JAMES Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Vulcan Materials Company (construction materials, industrial chemicals) Birmingham, Alabama Age 50; elected 1999
		DAVID J. LESAR President and Chief Operating Officer Halliburton Company (energy services, engineering and construction) Dallas, Texas Age 46; elected 1999
		ZACK T. PATE Chairman Emeritus Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (nuclear power industry) Atlanta, Georgia Age 63; elected 1998
		GERALD J. ST. PÉ President Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi Age 60; elected 1995


		A.W. DAHLBERG Chairman, 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 59 ... joined Southern Company in 1960.
		H. ALLEN FRANKLIN President and Chief Operating Officer Previously President and Chief Executive Officer, Georgia Power; President and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Company Services; held executive and management positions in engineering, fuel, operations and environmental affairs... age 55...joined Southern Company in 1970.
		S. MARCE FULLER Executive Vice President Also, President and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Energy... previously held executive and management positions in business development, energy trading and marketing, engineering and international projects development... age 39... joined Southern Company in 1985.
		ELMER B. HARRIS Executive Vice President Also, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alabama Power... previously held executive and management positions in operations and finance ...age 60...joined Southern Company in 1958.
		DAVID M. RATCLIFFE Executive Vice President Also, President and Chief Executive Officer, Georgia Power... previously held executive and management positions in environmental affairs, external affairs, finance, fuel services, marketing and research, operations and planning...age 51 ...joined Southern Company in 1971.
		WARREN Y. JOBE Senior Vice President Responsible for corporate development, including customer relations and civic and community affairs...previously held executive and management positions in finance and accounting... age 59...joined Southern Company in 1971.
		GALE E. KLAPPA Senior Vice President Also, Chief Strategic Officer... responsible for all strategic planning and marketing activities... previously President and Chief Executive Officer, South Western Electricity (now Western Power Distribution); held executive and management positions in competitive generation, forecasting, marketing and pricing, consumer research and external affairs... age 49... joined Southern Company in 1974.
		STEPHEN A. WAKEFIELD Senior Vice President and General Counsel Responsible for all legal matters involving Southern Company, including legal advice to the board of directors and senior management...previously in private law practice...served as General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Energy during the Bush administration...age 59...joined Southern Company in 1997.
		W.L. WESTBROOK Financial Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer Responsible for accounting, finance, tax, investor relations, treasury and risk management functions...previously held executive and management positions in finance and accounting...age 60 ... 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 47...joined Southern Company in 1978.
		CHARLES D. MCCRARY Vice President Also, Chief Production Officer...President, Southern Company Generation...previously held executive and management positions in external affairs, nuclear operations and environmental affairs ...age 48... joined Southern Company in 1973..
		JOSEPH A. MILLER Vice President Responsible for governmental relations...previously held executive and management positions in governmental relations and nuclear generation...age 38... joined Southern Company in 1986.
		STEVEN R. SPENCER Vice President Responsible for external affairs, including governmental relations, environmental policy, public relations and corporate communication ...previously held executive and management positions in nuclear generation, corporate services, external affairs and human resources...age 44... joined Southern Company in 1978.
		CHRISTOPHER C. WOMACK Vice President Responsible for human resources and employee training and development...previously held executive and management positions in public relations, corporate services and corporate real estate...age 41...joined Southern Company in 1988.
		DR. W. ROBERT WOODALL, JR. Vice President Responsible for environmental policy and strategy...previously held executive and management positions in environmental affairs, governmental affairs and compliance...age 54...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 52...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 58...joined Southern Company in 1964.
		TIMOTHY L. FALLAW Assistant Comptroller Responsible for tax filings and planning...previously held management positions in tax research and planning...age 47 ...joined Southern Company in 1980
		PATRICIA L. ROBERTS Assistant Secretary Responsible for government contract compliance and other various legal services...previously held management positions i n corporate compliance...age 45... joined Southern Company in 1986.

	Audit Committee L.G. Hardman III, Chairman Dorrit J. Bern Bruce S. Gordon Zack T. Pate Gerald J. St. Pé Herbert Stockham Compensation and Management Succession Committee Gerald J. St. PŽ, Chairman A.D. Correll L.G. Hardman III David J. Lesarm Finance Committee A.D. Correll, Chairman Thomas F. Chapman David J. Lesar Governance Committee Bruce S. Gordon, Chairman Dorrit J. Bern Thomas F. Chapman