CHRISTOPHER C. WOMACK

Corporate Board Profile

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Essential Utilities, Inc.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2019-03-22	Christopher C. Womack, 61 President, External Affairs, Southern Company The Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Womack is an independent director.
2020-03-27	Christopher C. Womack Age 62 Director since 2019 Independent Director Board Committees Corporate Governance Committee Executive Compensation Committee 2019 Director Compensation Program Total 2019 Director Compensation: $90,007
2021-03-22	Christopher C. Womack, 63, Director since 2019, President, Georgia Power. Member, Corporate Governance and Risk Mitigation & Investment Policy Committees. 2020 total compensation $194,949.
2022-03-21	Christopher C. Womack, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Georgia Power, Age 64, Director since 2019. Committees: Corporate Governance Committee; Risk Mitigation and Investment Policy Committee. Total 2021 Director Compensation: $200,006.
2023-03-20	Christopher C. Womack, Director since 2019, Age 65, President and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Company. Committees: Chair, Risk Mitigation and Investment Policy Committee; Corporate Governance Committee. Total 2022 Director Compensation: $226,257.

SOUTHERN CO

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2023-04-14	Mr. Womack’s qualifications include operating company CEO experience, power delivery experience and human resources experience. His extensive knowledge of the Company, its customers and communities based on 35 years of service, as well as his external affairs and government policy expertise, are valuable to the Board. Mr. Womack was named President, effective March 31, 2023, and has been appointed Chief Executive Officer effective immediately following the annual meeting. He has held numerous leadership positions across the Southern Company system, most recently serving as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Georgia Power since June 2021 and President of Georgia Power since November 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Womack served as Executive Vice President and President of External Affairs of the Company from January 2009 to October 2020. Mr. Womack joined Southern Company in 1988 and 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, a subsidiary of Southern Company that merged into Georgia Power in 2006. Mr. 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, Mr. Womack worked on Capitol Hill for the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington D.C. 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. Mr. Womack is a Director of Essential Utilities, Inc., where he serves on the Corporate Governance Committee and the Risk Mitigation and Investment Policy Committee, and a Director of Invesco Ltd., where he serves on the Audit Committee, the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee. Mr. Womack is not standing for re-election to the Board of Essential Utilities, Inc. and his term will end on May 3, 2023. Mr. Womack also serves on the Board of Georgia Ports Authority. He is past chair of the Board of the East Lake Foundation and is on the national Board of The First Tee.
2024-04-12	Christopher C. Womack, 66, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Company, Director Since: March 2023, Board committees: None, Director Compensation Table: No compensation reported for 2023 as a director.

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2023-04-14

Mr. Womack’s qualifications include operating company CEO experience, power delivery experience and human resources experience. His extensive knowledge of the Company, its customers and communities based on 35 years of service, as well as his external affairs and government policy expertise, are valuable to the Board. Mr. Womack was named President, effective March 31, 2023, and has been appointed Chief Executive Officer effective immediately following the annual meeting. He has held numerous leadership positions across the Southern Company system, most recently serving as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Georgia Power since June 2021 and President of Georgia Power since November 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Womack served as Executive Vice President and President of External Affairs of the Company from January 2009 to October 2020. Mr. Womack joined Southern Company in 1988 and 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, a subsidiary of Southern Company that merged into Georgia Power in 2006. Mr. 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, Mr. Womack worked on Capitol Hill for the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington D.C. 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. Mr. Womack is a Director of Essential Utilities, Inc., where he serves on the Corporate Governance Committee and the Risk Mitigation and Investment Policy Committee, and a Director of Invesco Ltd., where he serves on the Audit Committee, the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee. Mr. Womack is not standing for re-election to the Board of Essential Utilities, Inc. and his term will end on May 3, 2023. Mr. Womack also serves on the Board of Georgia Ports Authority. He is past chair of the Board of the East Lake Foundation and is on the national Board of The First Tee.

2024-04-12

Christopher C. Womack, 66, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Company, Director Since: March 2023, Board committees: None, Director Compensation Table: No compensation reported for 2023 as a director.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-08-30