JOHN D. JOHNS - Corporate Board Profile

GENUINE PARTS CO

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2018-02-27	John D. Johns is Executive Chairman of Protective Life Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company. He previously served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Johns served as Chief Executive Officer since January 2002 and became Chairman in January 2003. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Protective Life from August 1996 through December 2001, and from October 1993 through August 1996 he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Johns also serves as a director of Regions Financial Corporation and The Southern Company. He is formerly a director of Alabama Power Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Southern Company. 2017 Director Compensation: John D. Johns Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $95,500, Stock Awards $180,680, Total $276,180.
2019-03-05	John D. Johns is Executive Chairman of Protective Life Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company. He previously served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Johns served as Chief Executive Officer since January 2002 and became Chairman in January 2003. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Protective Life from August 1996 through December 2001, and from October 1993 through August 1996 he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Johns also serves as a director of Regions Financial Corporation, where he is Chair of its Risk Committee, and The Southern Company, where he is a member of its Audit Committee. He is formerly a director of Alabama Power Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Southern Company. John D. Johns is Executive Chairman of Protective Life Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company. He previously served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Johns served as Chief Executive Officer since January 2002 and became Chairman in January 2003. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Protective Life from August 1996 through December 2001, and from October 1993 through August 1996 he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Johns also serves as a director of Regions Financial Corporation, where he is Chair of its Risk Committee, and The Southern Company, where he is a member of its Audit Committee. He is formerly a director of Alabama Power Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Southern Company.
2020-03-03	John D. Johns is Chairman of DLI North America Inc., the North American regional headquarters for Dai-ichi Life Holdings. Dai-ichi Life is a global life insurance group headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Its principal U.S. operation is Protective Life Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama. He served as CEO of Protective from 2002 to 2017 and as Executive Chairman through 2019. Prior to joining Protective in 1993, Mr. Johns was General Counsel of Sonat Inc. (a diversified energy company) and a partner at the law firm, Maynard, Cooper and Gale. Mr. Johns brings experience in running every aspect of a large life insurance company, including his positions as Chairman and CEO as well as previous experience as COO, CFO, and also as a lawyer in private practice and General Counsel of a large publicly-traded energy company. Mr. Johns also serves as a director of The Southern Company, a utility holding company, and is Chairman of its Compensation and Management Succession Committee. Mr. Johns is also on the board of Regions Financial Corporation, a bank holding company, where he serves as Chair of its Risk Committee. He brings a wealth of diverse experience to our Board as its lead independent director, and as a member of the Executive Committee, as well as Chair of our Compensation, Nominating, and Governance Committee.
2021-03-02	John D. Johns was Chairman of DLI North America Inc., the North American regional headquarters for Dai-ichi Life Holdings until his retirement in 2020. Dai-ichi Life is a global life insurance group headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Its principal U.S. operation is Protective Life Corporation, Birmingham, AL. He served as CEO of Protective from 2002 to 2017 and as Executive Chairman through 2019. Prior to joining Protective in 1993, Mr. Johns was General Counsel of Sonat Inc. (a diversified energy company) and a partner at the law firm, Maynard, Cooper and Gale. Mr. Johns brings experience in running every aspect of a large life insurance company, including his positions as Chairman and CEO as well as previous experience as COO, CFO, and also as a lawyer in private practice and General Counsel of a large publicly-traded energy company. Mr. Johns also serves as a director of The Southern Company, a utility holding company, and is Chairman of its Compensation and Management Succession Committee. Mr. Johns is also on the board of Regions Financial Corporation, a bank holding company, where he serves as Chair of its Risk Committee. He brings a wealth of diverse experience to our Board as its Presiding Independent Director, and as a member of the Executive Committee, as well as Chair of our Compensation, Nominating, and Governance Committee.
2022-03-01	John D. Johns was Chairman of DLI North America Inc., the North American regional headquarters for Dai-ichi Life Holdings until his retirement in 2020. Dai-ichi Life is a global life insurance group headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Its principal U.S. operation is Protective Life Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama. Mr. Johns served as CEO of Protective from 2002 to 2017 and as Executive Chairman through 2019. Prior to joining Protective in 1993, Mr. Johns was General Counsel of Sonat Inc. (a diversified energy company) and a partner at the law firm, Maynard, Cooper and Gale. Mr. Johns brings experience in running every aspect of a large life insurance company, including his positions as Chairman and CEO as well as previous experience as COO, CFO, and also as a lawyer in private practice and General Counsel of a large publicly-traded energy company. Mr. Johns also serves as a director of The Southern Company, a utility holding company, and Chairs its Compensation and Management Succession Committee and is a member of its Finance Committee. Mr. Johns is also on the board of Regions Financial Corporation, a bank holding company, where he serves as Chair of its Risk Committee and a member of its Executive Committee. He brings a wealth of diverse experience to our Board as its lead independent director, and as a member of the Executive Committee, as well as Chair of our Compensation, Nominating, and Governance Committee.
2023-03-03	John D. Johns is a Senior Advisor to Blackstone, Inc. and previously was Chairman of DLI North America Inc., the North American regional headquarters for Dai-ichi Life Holdings until his retirement in 2020. Dai-ichi Life is a global life insurance group headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Its principal U.S. operation is Protective Life Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama. Mr. Johns served as CEO of Protective from 2002 to 2017 and as Executive Chairman through 2019. Prior to joining Protective in 1993, Mr. Johns was General Counsel of Sonat Inc. (a diversified energy company) and a partner at the law firm, Maynard, Cooper and Gale. Mr. Johns brings experience in running every aspect of a large life insurance company, including his positions as Chairman and CEO as well as previous experience as COO, CFO, and also as a lawyer in private practice and General Counsel of a large publicly-traded energy company. Mr. Johns also serves as a director of The Southern Company, a utility holding company, and Chairs its Compensation and Talent Development Committee and is a member of its Finance Committee. Mr. Johns is also on the board of Regions Financial Corporation, a bank holding company, where he serves as Chair of its Risk Committee and a member of its Executive Committee and Technology Committee. He brings a wealth of diverse experience to our Board as its lead independent director, and as a member of the Executive Committee and Compensation and Human Capital Committee.
2024-03-01	John D. Johns is a Senior Advisor to Blackstone, Inc. and previously was Chairman of DLI North America Inc., the North American regional headquarters for Dai-ichi Life Holdings until his retirement in 2020. Dai-ichi Life is a global life insurance group headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Its principal U.S. operation is Protective Life Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama. Mr. Johns served as CEO of Protective from 2002 to 2017 and as Executive Chairman through 2019. Prior to joining Protective in 1993, Mr. Johns was General Counsel of Sonat Inc. (a diversified energy company) and a partner at the law firm, Maynard, Cooper and Gale. Mr. Johns currently serves on the Boards of The Southern Company and Regions Financial Corporation. The Board has four standing Committees. Information regarding the functions of the Board’s Committees, their current membership and the number of meetings held by each Committee during 2023 is set forth below: John D. Johns - Member of Executive Committee and Compensation and Human Capital Committee. Compensation payable to the Company’s non-employee directors is evaluated and determined by the Compensation and Human Capital Committee, with input from the Committee's compensation consultant, and is then approved by the Company’s full Board of Directors. For the first and second quarters of 2023, non-employee directors of the Company were paid $22,500 per quarter ($90,000 annually) for service as director and, for the third and fourth quarters of 2023, non-employee directors of the Company were paid 25,000 per quarter ($100,000 annually) for service as a director. The lead independent director additionally receives $35,000 annually, and Committee Chairs each receive $25,000 annually. On May 1, 2023, each non-employee director serving on such date was granted $190,080 in value of RSUs, approximately a $5,000 increase in value from the prior year grant. Each RSU represents a fully vested right to receive one share of our common stock on May 1, 2028, or earlier upon a termination of service as a director by reason of death, disability or retirement, or upon a change in control of the Company.

SOUTHERN CO

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2020-04-13	John D. Johns Independent Chairman of DLI North America Inc., the oversight company for Protective Life Corporation (Protective Life), provider of financial services through insurance and investment products Age: 68 Director since: 2015 Board committees: Compensation and Management Succession (Chair); Finance
2021-04-12	Mr. Johns’ qualifications include public company CEO experience, financial expertise, capital allocation experience and risk management experience in a highly-regulated industry. His legal background as the former general counsel of a large energy public holding company that included natural gas operations and his prior service for over a decade on the Board of Directors of Alabama Power are also of significant value to the Board. Mr. Johns retired in 2020 as Chairman, DLI North America Inc. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Protective Life from 2002 to 2017 and President from 2002 to January 2016. He joined Protective Life in 1993 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Before his tenure at Protective Life, Mr. Johns served as general counsel of Sonat, Inc., a diversified energy company. Prior to joining Sonat, Inc., Mr. Johns was a founding partner of the law firm Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Alabama Power from 2004 to 2015. During his tenure on the Alabama Power Board, he was a member of the Nominating and Executive Committees. He is a member of the Boards of Directors of Regions Financial Corporation, where he is Chairman of the Risk Committee and a member of the Executive Committee, and Genuine Parts Company, where he serves as Lead Independent Director and chairs the Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee and the Executive Committee. He is a former director of Protective Life Corporation. Mr. Johns has served on the Executive Committee of the Financial Services Roundtable in Washington, D.C. and is a past chairman of the American Council of Life Insurers. Mr. Johns has served as the Chairman of the Business Council of Alabama, the Birmingham Business Alliance, the Greater Alabama Council, Boy Scouts of America and Innovation Depot, Alabama’s leading business and technology incubator.
2022-04-15	Mr. Johns’ qualifications include public company CEO experience, financial expertise, capital allocation experience and risk management experience in a highly-regulated industry.
2023-04-14	Mr. Johns’ qualifications include public company CEO experience, financial expertise, capital allocation experience and risk management experience in a highly-regulated industry. His legal background as the former general counsel of a large energy public holding company that included natural gas operations and his prior service for over a decade on the Board of Directors of Alabama Power are also of significant value to the Board. Mr. Johns has served as a Senior Advisor at Blackstone, an investment firm, since April 2022. He retired in 2020 as Chairman, DLI North America Inc., the oversight company for Protective Life, a provider of financial services through insurance and investment products. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Protective Life from 2002 to 2017 and President from 2002 to January 2016. He joined Protective Life in 1993 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Before his tenure at Protective Life, Mr. Johns served as general counsel of Sonat, Inc., a diversified energy company. Prior to joining Sonat, Inc., Mr. Johns was a founding partner of the law firm Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Alabama Power from 2004 to 2015. During his tenure on the Alabama Power Board, he was a member of the Nominating and Executive Committees. Mr. Johns is a member of the Boards of Directors of Regions Financial Corporation, where he is chair of the Risk Committee and is a member of the Technology Committee and the Executive Committee, and Genuine Parts Company, where he serves as Lead Independent Director and is a member of the Compensation and Human Capital Committee and the Executive Committee. He is a former director of Protective Life Corporation. Mr. Johns has served on the Executive Committee of the Financial Services Roundtable in Washington, D.C. and is a past chairman of the American Council of Life Insurers. Mr. Johns has served as the Chairman of the Business Council of Alabama, the Birmingham Business Alliance, the Greater Alabama Council, Boy Scouts of America and Innovation Depot, Alabama’s leading business and technology incubator.
2024-04-12	John D. Johns, 72, Independent, Senior Advisor, Blackstone Inc. and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Protective Life Corporation, Director Since: February 2015, Board committees: Compensation and Talent Development (Chair); Finance, Director Compensation Table: $290,000 total compensation.