ATLANTA,
Oct. 23,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company today announced
the retirement of Martin B.
Davis as executive vice president and chief information
officer, effective April 1, 2025.
"Martin has served this company with the utmost
distinction," said chairman, president and CEO Chris Womack. "His leadership fostered
greater advancement and alignment of the information technology and
operations technology functions and delivered increased value to
our company and customers. On behalf of the entire enterprise, we
extend our great appreciation for all that Martin has done to
further Southern Company's standing as one of this country's
premier energy companies."
Davis has spent more than 35 years leading
complex technology organizations in highly regulated environments.
Since joining the company in 2015, Davis has led more than 2,000
technology professionals supporting Southern Company's
subsidiaries. He drove innovation and excellence at Southern
Company by developing and implementing advanced technology,
cybersecurity and customer solutions.
Before joining Southern Company, Davis served as
head of enterprise information technology, executive vice president
and chief technology officer at Wells Fargo and played a key role
in that company's integration of Wachovia, the largest technology
integration in the history of U.S. financial services.
Davis currently serves on the board of directors
of Piedmont Healthcare and the South State Corporation and formerly
served on the board of directors of the American Heart Association
(Southeast Region) and the board of trustees at Winston-Salem State University.
Davis holds a bachelor's degree in business
administration from Winston-Salem State
University and is a graduate of the Young Executives
Institute and the Wachovia Executive Leadership Program at the
University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill.
About Southern Company
Southern Company
(NYSE: SO) is America's premier energy company, with 46,000
megawatts of generating capacity and 1,500 billion cubic feet of
combined natural gas consumption and throughput volume serving 9
million customers through its subsidiaries. The company provides
clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy through electric
operating companies in four states, natural gas distribution
companies in seven states, a competitive generation company serving
wholesale customers across America and a nationally recognized
provider of customized energy solutions, as well as fiber optics
and wireless communications. Southern Company brands are known for
excellent customer service, high reliability and affordable prices
that are below the national average. Through an industry-leading
commitment to innovation, Southern Company and its subsidiaries are
inventing America's energy future by developing the full portfolio
of energy resources, including carbon-free nuclear, 21st century
coal, natural gas, renewables and energy efficiency, and creating
new products and services for the benefit of customers. Southern
Company has been named by the U.S. Department of Defense and G.I.
Jobs magazine as a top military employer, recognized among the Top
50 Companies for Diversity by Fair360, listed by Black Enterprise
magazine as one of the 40 Best Companies for Diversity and
designated a Top Employer for Hispanics by Hispanic Network. The
company has earned a National Award of Nuclear Science and History
from the National Atomic Museum Foundation for its leadership and
commitment to nuclear development and is continually ranked among
the top energy companies in Fortune's annual World's Most Admired
Electric and Gas Utility rankings. Visit our website at
www.southerncompany.com.
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