Southern Company promotes three to executive posts
Southern Company, an Atlanta-based energy company, promoted three executives this week, which will go into effect June 1.
Andrew Evans was named executive vice president and chief financial officer, assuming the role vacated by Art Beattie, who recently announced his retirement. Kimberley Greene will succeed Evans at his last post and will now serve as chairman, president and CEO of Southern Company’s affiliate, Southern Company Gas. Greene had been executive vice president of operations for Southern Company. That role will now be filled by Stan Connally, Jr., who will also continue to serve as chairman, president and CEO of Gulf Power.
“At Southern Company we are committed to having the best leadership team in the industry,” Southern Company Chairman, President and CEO Thomas Fanning said. “Today’s announcements show that our leadership development continues to advance the knowledge and experience that serves our customer-focused business model to provide clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy along with premier customer service.”
Evans joined the company in 2002 and has held several positions of leadership including president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer, and company treasurer. Before that worked at Mirant Corporation, formerly Southern Energy Inc., for nine years. Evans got his undergraduate degree at Emory University and attended the Booth/Kellogg program at Northwestern University.
Greene has been with Southern Company since 1991, serving in various engineering, operations, and finance roles. Before that, she spent five years at Tennessee Valley Authority serving in executive roles including chief financial officer and chief generation officer. Greene has a degree in engineering science and mechanics from the University of Tennessee, a master’s in biomedical engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and a master’s degree in business administration from Samford University.
Connally worked as sales manager for Georgia Power’s central region in 1998 and later served as plant manager of Plant Barry at Alabama Power. Connally got a degree in mechanical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and finished the executive education program at Emory University.
The retiring Beattie joined the company in 1976 and served in a variety of positions within the company’s accounting, finance, treasury and corporate governance organizations.
“Art has enjoyed a remarkable career at Southern Company and has led us through some incredible moments in our history,” Fanning said. “He rose to the highest ranks of the company due to his sound fiscal discipline, strategic ideas, and strong professional drive. We’re happy for him as he enters this new chapter of his life, but we’re equally as sad to say goodbye to someone who’s been an integral part of our company’s growth.”
