THOMAS A. FANNING - Corporate Board Profile

SOUTHERN CO

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2020-04-13	Thomas A. Fanning Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Company Age: 63 Director since: 2010 Board committee: None
2021-04-12	Mr. Fanning’s qualifications include public company CEO experience and electric and natural gas industry knowledge and experience, including nuclear and new technology matters, cybersecurity matters, environmental matters and governmental affairs and financial expertise. His deep knowledge of the Company, based on 40 years of service, as well as his civic participation on a local and national level, are valuable to the Board. Mr. Fanning has held numerous leadership positions across the Southern Company system during his 40 years with the Company. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company from 2008 to 2010, leading the Company’s generation and transmission, engineering and construction services, research and environmental affairs, system planning and competitive generation business units. He served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2003 to 2008, where he was responsible for the Company’s accounting, finance, tax, investor relations, treasury and risk management functions. In those roles, he also served as the chief risk officer and had responsibility for corporate strategy. He serves as the co-chair of the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council, which serves as the principal liaison between the federal government and the electric power sector to protect the integrity of the national electric grid. His leadership in the cybersecurity area was recognized by the U.S. Senate in 2019 with an appointment to the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, a group developing a protection strategy for the cyberspace interests of the United States. Mr. Fanning is a Director of Vulcan Materials Company, serving as a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. He served on the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta from 2012 to 2018 and is a past chairman. He also served on the Board of Directors for the St. Joe Company, a real estate developer and asset manager, from 2005 to 2011.
2022-04-15	Mr. Fanning’s qualifications include public company CEO experience and electric and natural gas industry knowledge and experience, including nuclear and new technology matters.
2023-04-14	Mr. Fanning’s qualifications include public company CEO experience and electric and natural gas industry knowledge and experience, including nuclear and new technology matters, cybersecurity matters, environmental matters and governmental affairs and financial expertise. His deep knowledge of the Company, based on his more than 40 years of service, as well as his civic participation on a local and national level, are valuable to the Board. Effective immediately following the annual meeting, Mr. Fanning will assume the role of Executive Chairman of the Board and relinquish his role as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Fanning has held numerous leadership positions across the Southern Company system during his more than 40 years with the Company. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company from 2008 to 2010, leading the Company’s generation and transmission, engineering and construction services, research and environmental affairs, system planning and competitive generation business units. He served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2003 to 2008, where he was responsible for the Company’s accounting, finance, tax, investor relations, treasury and risk management functions. In those roles, he also served as the chief risk officer and had responsibility for corporate strategy. He served as the co-chair of the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council, the principal liaison between the federal government and the electric power sector to protect the integrity of the national electric grid. His leadership in the cybersecurity area was recognized by the U.S. Senate in 2019 with an appointment to the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, a group developing a protection strategy for the cyberspace interests of the United States. In 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency appointed Mr. Fanning as chairman of the agency’s newly formed Cybersecurity Advisory Committee, a group that provides recommendations on cybersecurity programs and policies. Mr. Fanning is a Director of Vulcan Materials Company, serving as a member of the Executive Committee and the Audit Committee and chair of the Compensation Committee. He served on the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta from 2012 to 2018 and is a past chairman. He also served on the Board of Directors for the St. Joe Company, a real estate developer and asset manager, from 2005 to 2011.

ST JOE Co

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2007-04-13	The following table sets forth the compensation of our directors for 2006: Thomas A. Fanning Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $62,500 Stock Awards $78,240 Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings -0- All Other Compensation $5,000 Total $145,740
2008-03-28	Thomas A. Fanning Director since 2005 Age 51 Mr. Fanning is the Chief Operating Officer of The Southern Company. ... The current members of the Audit Committee are Mr. Fanning (Chair), Dr. Herbert, Ms. Kesler and Mr. Lord. ... The members of the Finance Committee are Messrs. Lord (Chair), Fanning, Frampton, Herbert, Revell and Walton. ... Director Compensation in 2007: Thomas A. Fanning $147,250 total compensation.
2009-03-31	Thomas A. Fanning Director since 2005 Age 52 Mr. Fanning is the Chief Operating Officer of The Southern Company, previously serving as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2003 through 2007. He has held various other management positions with The Southern Company and its affiliates since 1980, including serving as Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Power Company from 2002 to 2003, and Chief Financial Officer of Georgia Power Company from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Fanning also serves as a trustee of the Southern Center for International Studies and The Georgia Institute of Technology Advisory Board.
2010-03-29	Thomas A. Fanning Director since 2005 Age 53 Mr. Fanning is the Chief Operating Officer of The Southern Company, previously serving as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2003 through 2007. He has held various other management positions with The Southern Company and its affiliates since 1980, including serving as Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Power Company from 2002 to 2003, and Chief Financial Officer of Georgia Power Company from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Fanning also serves as a trustee of the Southern Center for International Studies and as a member of The Georgia Institute of Technology Alexander Tharpe Athletic Board and Management College Board. Mr. Fanning has current executive experience in a large, complex organization operating in a highly regulated industry. Especially important are the extensive skills he has acquired in the areas of financial reporting and risk assessment and oversight. The current members of the Audit and Finance Committee are Mr. Fanning (Chair), Dr. Herbert, Ms. Kesler, Mr. Lord and Mr. Revell. Each of the Committee members is independent as required by the NYSE. During 2009, the Audit and Finance Committee met nine times. On April 1, 2010, Mr. Ainslie will become a member of the Committee, and Dr. Herbert will cease to serve on the Committee due to his retirement from the Board. The current members of the Compensation Committee are Mr. Ainslie (Chair), Mr. Durden, Mr. Fanning and Ms. Kesler. The Committee met seven times in 2009. Each member is independent as required by the NYSE. On April 1, 2010, Mr. Lord will become a member and the Chair of the Committee, and Mr. Ainslie will cease to serve on the Committee. The following table sets forth the compensation of our directors for 2009 (other than Mr. Greene whose 2009 compensation is described in the Summary Compensation Table on page 35): Thomas A. Fanning 87,500 100,017 -0- -0- -0- 187,517
2011-04-06	Thomas A. Fanning Director since 2005 Age 54 Mr. Fanning is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Southern Company, previously serving as its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2003 through 2007.