Southern Company is moving Georgia Power chief Kim Greene into a systemwide operations post in a leadership realignment the company says will help it prepare for rising energy needs and infrastructure investment.
Chris Womack, Southern Company’s chairman, president and CEO, announced the changes Friday. Greene, currently Georgia Power’s chairman, president and CEO, will become president of Southern Company Operations and lead enterprise strategy. Her responsibilities will include the company’s full generation fleet, including nuclear assets, as well as system operations.
The company said placing nuclear generation under the same organizational umbrella as its other generating assets is intended to coordinate planning, operations and investment across the portfolio. Greene’s remit also includes system planning, transmission operations, commercial operations and systemwide power delivery strategy.
Stan Connally, Southern Company’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, will become Georgia Power’s chairman, president and CEO. Southern Company says Georgia Power serves more than 2.8 million customers in 155 of the state’s 159 counties. Southern Company says it serves nine million customers across the Southeast and beyond.
The changes also expand the responsibilities of two senior executives. Sterling Spainhour, executive vice president and chief legal officer, will take charge of the Technology Organization. Southern Company said the move is intended to align its technology and artificial intelligence strategy and governance, including its management of emerging technologies. Sloane Drake, executive vice president and chief human resources officer, will oversee systemwide training, which the company linked to workforce development.
Womack cited “tremendous growth and change” as the backdrop for the realignment. The new roles take effect Jan. 1, 2027.
