At Georgia Power, we understand the importance of strong leadership in both our company and the communities we serve. Our company leaders are stewards of the vision and planning that keep Georgia Power on the cutting edge—serving over 2.4 million customers every day with integrity and passion.
Technology development for our company is critical for us moving forward, especially in seeking alternative forms of generating electricity.Paul Bowers, Chairman and CEO
Effective November 1, 2020
Paul Bowers has served as chairman and chief executive officer of Georgia Power since 2011. He also served as president of the company from 2011 to 2020. The company is the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the nation's leading energy providers.
Paul joined the Southern Company system at Gulf Power in 1979 and has held executive leadership positions at multiple subsidiaries.
Prior to his current position, he was chief financial officer of Southern Company, where he was rated by Institutional Investors magazine as one of the industry's Top Three CFOs in America.
In 1998, Paul was elected president and CEO of South Western Electricity LLC (Southern Company's former U.K. subsidiary), which he later transformed into Western Power Distribution (WPD), a distribution network company. In 2001, he was elected president of Southern Company Generation, where he was responsible for the company's overall operational activities. He also served as CEO of Southern Power.
Paul serves on the boards of the Nuclear Energy Institute, AFLAC (lead director), Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta Committee for Progress, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Research Alliance, Lieutenant Governor's Georgia Innovates Task Force and the Georgia Ports Authority. He is curator for the Georgia Historical Society. Paul is a past member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Energy Policy Council, the Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd. (past chairman) and the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
For his professional achievements and his commitment to the well-being of the citizens of Georgia, Paul has received the American Jewish Committee's National Human Relations Award and the Council for Quality Growth's Four Pillar Award, and has been inducted into the Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame. In 2018, Paul was inducted as a Georgia Trustee by the governor of Georgia for exemplifying the highest standard of "Not for Self, but for Others" in his life and career.
A Pensacola, Fla., native, Paul holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of West Florida and a master's degree from Troy University. He is also a Harvard Business School AMP graduate.
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Effective November 1, 2020
Chris Womack was named president of Georgia Power in 2020. He leads Georgia Power in serving its 2.6 million customers across the state. The company is the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the nation's leading energy providers.
Prior to his current role, he served as executive vice president and president of external affairs for Southern Company where he led overall external positioning and branding efforts including the company's public policy strategies and oversaw the company's governmental and regulatory affairs, corporate communication initiatives and other external and strategic business engagements.
A native of Greenville, Alabama, Womack joined Southern Company in 1988 and has held several leadership positions within Southern Company and its subsidiaries. He has served as executive vice president of external affairs at Georgia Power and senior vice president and senior production officer of Southern Company Generation, where he was responsible for coal, gas, and hydro generation for Georgia Power and Savannah Electric. Womack also served as senior vice president of human resources and chief people officer at Southern Company, as well as senior vice president of public relations and corporate services at Alabama Power.
Prior to joining Southern Company, Womack worked on Capitol Hill for the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC. He served as a legislative aide for former Congressman Leon E. Panetta and as staff director for the Subcommittee on Personnel and Police for the Committee on House Administration.
Womack is a member of the board of directors of Essential Utilities, Inc. He currently chairs the board of the East Lake Foundation, is on the national board of The First Tee and is the incoming chair of the board for the Alliance to Save Energy. Womack has chaired the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau board and the Atlanta Sports Council. He has also chaired the board for Communities in Schools of Georgia and served as a member of the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta board. He has received numerous honors, including the Johnny Morrow Endowment Foundation "Man of the Year" (1996); SCLC Leadership Award (1998); Distinguished Alumni, Western Michigan University (2003); Black Enterprise 100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America (2012) and Black Enterprise Magazine's 75 Most Powerful Blacks in Corporate America (2005). He also received the Boy Scouts of America Whitney M. Young Award for Public Service (2007); the Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver Award (2010); the Black Enterprise/Porsche Intelligent Performers Award (2010); the National Award of Merit from Alpha Phi Alpha (2011); and Let Us Make Man Community Service Award (2019). He is a member of the Leadership Atlanta class of 2000 and the Leadership Birmingham class of 1990.
He holds a bachelor's degree from Western Michigan University and a master's degree from The American University. He completed the Stanford Executive Program in 2001 and is currently pursuing his doctorate degree in political science at Clark Atlanta University.
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Our Management Council is responsible for creating and implementing the company's vision and plan. Learn more about our Council members here.
Chairman and CEO
President
Executive Vice President, External Affairs and Nuclear Development
Senior Vice President, Georgia Power Foundation & Charitable Giving
Senior Vice President of Human Resources
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Senior Vice President and Senior Production Officer
Senior Vice President, Power Delivery
Senior Vice President, Corporate & Customer Services
A governance cornerstone at Georgia Power, the directors on our board are required to be independent members of the communities we serve.
Chairman, President & CEO
Georgia Power, Atlanta, Georgia
Elected 2010
President
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Elected 2017
Executive Director
Atlanta Committee for Progress
Elected 2017
Executive Chairman
Cousins Properties, Atlanta, Georgia
Elected 2017
President and CEO
United Distributors, Atlanta, Georgia
Elected 2017
Chairman and CEO
Synovus Financial Corp, Columbus, Georgia
Elected 2016
Treasurer and Director
B-H Transfer Company, Sandersville, Georgia
Elected 2010
Cox Enterprises, Atlanta, Georgia
Elected 2020
Retired
The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Georgia
Elected 2013
Chairman and CEO
Holder Construction Company
Elected 2019
Georgia Power complies with all laws governing political contributions or expenditures, including independent expenditures and using corporate funds in connection with elections for public office. Corporate contributions in connection with state and local elections are permitted in Georgia under state law. Any use of corporate funds to make political contributions or independent expenditures (as defined by applicable law) in connection with elections for public office must be approved in advance by Georgia Power's Chief Executive Officer, Senior External Affairs Officer and General Counsel.
2017 Contributions | |
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Contribution | Recipient |
$15,000 | Georgia Chamber Political Affairs Council |
$50,000 | Georgia Coalition for Job Creation |
$25,000 | Atlantans for Educational Progress |
$27,500 | Georgia Republican Party |
$14,254 | Georgia Republican Senatorial Committee |
$6,000 | Democratic Party of Georgia |
$15,000 | Georgia House Republican Trust |
$1,500 | Republican State Leadership Committee |
2016 Contributions | |
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Contribution | Recipient |
$50,000 | Georgia Coalition for Job Creation, Inc. |
$10,000 | Georgia Conservatives Fund |
$10,000 | Georgia Republican Party |
$5,000 | Georgia Republican Senatorial Committee |
$27,500 | Democratic Party of Georgia |
$10,000 | Georgia House Republican Trust |
$3,000 | Republican State Leadership Committee |
$50,000 | Georgia Coalition for Job Creation, Inc. |
$10,000 | Georgia Conservatives Fund |
$10,000 | Georgia Republican Party |
$5,000 | Georgia Republican Senatorial Committee |
$27,500 | Democratic Party of Georgia |
$10,000 | Georgia House Republican Trust |
$3,000 | Republican State Leadership Committee |
2015 Contributions | |
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Contribution | Recipient |
$150,000 | Georgia Coalition for Job Creation |
$50,000 | Georgia Leads Inc. |
$10,000 | Georgia Republican Senatorial Committee |
$10,000 | Georgia Republican Party |
$5,000 | Georgia House Republican Trust |
$2,614 | Georgia House Democratic Caucus |
$5,000 | Democratic Party of Georgia |
2014 Contributions | |
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Contribution | Recipient |
$50,000 | Georgia Coalition for Job Creation, Inc. |
$50,000 | Georgia Republican Party |
$10,000 | Georgia Republican Party |
2012 Contributions | |
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Contribution | Recipient |
$5,000 | Republican Party of Georgia |
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