Southern Company appoints new subsidiary leadership

Published on July 22, 2016 by Jessica Limardo

The Southern Company appointed John G. Trawick, John L. Pemberton and Theodore J. McCullough as new executive leaders to subsidiaries Southern Power and Georgia Power on Tuesday.

“As Southern Company creates the future of energy, we are drawing from the system’s exceptional leadership bench strength to support Southern Power’s rapid growth,” Southern Power President and CEO Joseph A. Miller said. “John Trawick and John Pemberton will deliver immediate value as members of Southern Power’s executive team.”

Trawick was named the senior vice president and chief operating officer for Southern Power. He currently serves as the senior vice president of commercial operations and planning for Southern Company Services.

Pemberton will serve as the senior vice president, chief administrative officer and general counsel for Southern Power. He is currently the senior vice president and senior production officer for Georgia Power.

McCullough will succeed Pemberton as the senior production officer for Georgia Power. He currently serves as the senior vice president and chief production officer for Southern Company Services.

“Ted’s operations expertise and broad understanding of our business ensures Georgia Power’s generation fleet will continue to evolve, including more renewable projects, working with our partners across the system to provide our customers with safe, reliable and affordable energy today and into the future,” Paul Bowers, chairman, president and CEO of Georgia Power, said.

All leadership changes will be effective July 30.