internal
Christopher C. Womack
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
Corporate
2 yr
5 reports
The Southern Company ·SO
Operating utility CEOs are named executives reporting to the parent CEO
Energy · Fortune #161 · Divisional structure · 28K employees · Atlanta, GA
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4
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 8)
3
Avg span
moderate
3
Max depth
3 levels
3 yr
Avg tenure
↓ 1.0yr from FY2024
100%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2025-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$29.6B
Operating income
$7.3B
Net income
$4.3B
Total assets
$155.7B
Shares out
1.12B
Sourced from The Southern Company DEF 14A · filed 2026-04-03 ↗ View on SEC
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Southern Company is distinctive in that the CEOs of major regulated utilities report directly to the group CEO. This page maps the divisional structure, highlights the executive team, and analyzes how subsidiary leadership is elevated compared with peer utilities.
What to model
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Latest signal Daniel S. Tucker departed as Executive Vice President & CFO
Retired effective October 1, 2025 after stepping down July 31, 2025.
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- Add Chief AI Officer Introduce a Chief AI Officer reporting to the CEO to coordinate grid analytics and AI investments.
- Route utility CEOs through COO Move utility CEOs to report to the COO to narrow the CEO span of control.
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The people
Who's running this
5 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
Stanley W. Connally, Jr.
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Operations
3 yr
0 reports
internal
David P. Poroch
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Finance
1 yr
1 reports
internal
Kimberly S. Greene
Chairman, President & CEO, Georgia Power
Georgia Power
6 yr
0 reports
internal
J. Jeffrey Peoples
Chairman, President & CEO, Alabama Power
Alabama Power
4 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Christopher C. Womack $28.2M
- Base salary
- $1.56M
- Stock awards
- $13.83M
- Non-equity incentive
- $3.67M
- Pension change
- $8.96M
- Other
- $206K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The businesses
How The Southern Company divides the work
4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Corporate Finance
800 employees
Executive Vice President & CFO (David P. Poroch)
Oversees financial reporting, capital allocation, treasury and risk management across the Southern Company system.
System Operations
5K employees
Executive Vice President & COO (Stanley W. Connally, Jr.)
Coordinates generation, transmission and system-wide operational performance.
Georgia Power
9K employees
Chairman, President & CEO (Kimberly S. Greene)
Vertically integrated electric utility serving most of Georgia.
Alabama Power
6K employees
Chairman, President & CEO (J. Jeffrey Peoples)
Vertically integrated electric utility serving Alabama.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Southern Company’s most distinctive feature is that the CEOs of major regulated utilities—Georgia Power and Alabama Power—are named executive officers reporting directly to the parent CEO.
This elevates operating subsidiaries to near C-suite status and reflects the regulatory and capital intensity of each state utility.
The structure is divisional, organized around regulated electric utilities, with corporate finance and operations functions providing oversight. The CEO’s span includes both functional leaders (CFO, COO) and utility CEOs, creating a hybrid model that balances centralized capital allocation with decentralized regulatory execution.
Compared with many utilities that consolidate subsidiary leadership under a group COO, Southern Company maintains direct CEO-to-CEO accountability, which can speed regulatory decisions but increases CEO span and coordination demands.
- Utility subsidiary CEOs are named executive officers
- Hybrid of functional and divisional reporting
The comparison
How The Southern Company stacks up
Among large U.S. utilities, Southern Company stands out for elevating subsidiary utility CEOs as direct reports to the group CEO. Peers such as Duke Energy and Dominion Energy more commonly route operating company leadership through a COO or group president. This structure aligns with Southern’s heavy reliance on …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
The Southern Company
3 levels
4 levels
4 levels
4 levels
4 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
The Southern Company
3 yr
5 yr
6 yr
5 yr
Has COO / Has CAIO
The Southern Company ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most consequential change was the CFO transition, with David Poroch promoted and longtime CFO Dan Tucker retiring in 2025.
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-04-03
- CEO
- Christopher C. Womack
- CEO span
- 4
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 3 yr
Utility subsidiary CEOs were listed as named executive officers.
Named executive officers (5)
- Christopher C. Womack - Chairman, President & CEO since 2023
- David P. Poroch - EVP & CFO since 2025
- Stanley W. Connally, Jr. - EVP & COO
- Kimberly S. Greene - CEO, Georgia Power
- J. Jeffrey Peoples - CEO, Alabama Power
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-04-11
- CEO
- Christopher C. Womack
- CEO span
- 4
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 4 yr
Leadership composition largely stable ahead of CFO succession.
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-04-12
- CEO
- Christopher C. Womack
- CEO span
- 3
- C-suite
- 4
- Avg tenure
- 5 yr
Early period of Womack’s tenure as CEO.
Year-over-year changes
The CFO transition increased C-suite size and slightly reduced average tenure.
- CEO span: 3 → 4
- C-suite size: 4 → 5
- Avg tenure: 4 → 3 yr
- promoted David P. Poroch - EVP & CFO (was Comptroller) (DEF 14A filed 2026-04-03)
- departed Daniel S. Tucker - EVP & CFO (DEF 14A filed 2026-04-03)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Southern Company?
Christopher C. Womack has served as Chairman, President and CEO since 2023.
What type of organizational structure does Southern Company use?
Southern Company uses a divisional structure centered on regulated utility subsidiaries.
How many direct reports does Southern Company's CEO have?
The CEO has four direct reports, including functional executives and utility CEOs.
How has Southern Company's leadership changed recently?
In 2025, David Poroch was promoted to CFO and longtime CFO Dan Tucker retired.
Who reports directly to Southern Company's CEO?
Direct reports include the CFO, COO, and the CEOs of Georgia Power and Alabama Power.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Jul 11 2025
- 8-K Filing, Jul 23 2025
- SEC EDGAR: The Southern Company DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: The Southern Company 10-K Annual Report
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