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Anthony J. Topazi became Mississippi Power's tenth President and Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2004.
Previously, Topazi was executive vice president at Southern Company Generation & Energy Marketing, responsible for Southern Company's energy trading and wholesale marketing, as well as its fuel services and generation planning and development departments. He also served as senior vice president of Southern Power, which owns and manages new generation assets dedicated to the wholesale markets.
Topazi began his career with Alabama Power in 1969 as a cooperative education student engineer. He held a number of positions at Alabama Power, including Western Division Vice President and Birmingham Division Vice President. While at the Western Division, he served as chairman of the Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority and had a primary role in recruiting the first Mercedes Benz automotive assembly plant outside of Germany to the state of Alabama.
Topazi is chairman of Momentum Mississippi, a public-private partnership appointed by the Governor to enhance the State's economic development future. He previously served on the steering committee of Blueprint Mississippi and co-chaired its economic development work group. He serves as chairman of the Gulf Coast Business Council. Topazi is a member of the Mississippi Economic Council's board of directors and vice chairman of the Mississippi Partnership for Economic Development. Topazi is a member of the United Way deTocqueville Society and serves on the board of directors for the Gulf Coast Community Foundation. He also serves on the board of directors for Hancock Bank, Infinity Science Center, Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce and on the board of trustees for the Nature Conservancy of Mississippi. Topazi previously served as vice chairman of the Governor's Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding and Renewal.
A Birmingham native, Topazi earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Auburn University and also completed the advanced management program at Harvard University. He is a member of the Engineering Council at Auburn University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mississippi Power Co. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Gulf Power Company |
President & CEO, Mississippi Power |
Current |
| Southern Company |
Chief Executive Officer, Mississippi Power |
Current |
| Southern Company |
President, Mississippi Power |
Current |
| Mississippi Power Co. |
President |
Current |
| The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce, Inc |
Chair-Elect |
Current |
| Gulf Coast Community Foundation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Southeastern Electric Exchange, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Southeastern Electric Exchange, Inc |
Member |
Current |
| Edison Electric Institute |
Member |
Current |
| Auburn University |
Member |
Current |
| Mississippi Economic Council |
Member |
Current |
| Southern Company |
President |
Former |
| Southern Power, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Southeastern Electric Exchange, Inc |
President & CEO |
Former |
| Gulf Coast Community Foundation |
President & CEO |
Former |
| Gulf Power Company |
Chairman, Gulf Coast Business Council |
Former |
| Development Authority |
Chairman |
Former |
| Hancock Bank |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Mississippi Economic Council |
Vice Chairman |
Former |
| Mississippi Economic Council |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Auburn University |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Electrical Engineering |
Former |
| Harvard University |
Advanced Management Program |
Former |
Frances Turnage, Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer, Age 60, Elected in 2005. Vice President, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer since March 2005. Previously served as Comptroller from 1993 to March 2005.
Womack joined the company in 1988 as a governmental affairs representative for Alabama Power. He has held his current position since January 2009. Previously, Womack was executive vice president of external affairs for Georgia Power. He has held numerous executive and management positions, including Southern Company's senior vice president of human resources and chief people officer, and senior vice president and senior production officer of Southern Company Generation. Born 1958.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mississippi Power Co. |
Vice President of Customer Services and Retail Marketing |
Current |
Donald R. Horsley,Vice President,Age 54, Elected in 2006. Vice President of Customer Services and Retail Marketing since April 2006. Previously served as Vice President of Transmission at Alabama Power from March 2005 to March 2006 and Manager, Transmission Lines at Alabama Power from February 2001 to March 2005.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mississippi Power Co. |
Vice President, Customer Services & Retail Marketing |
Current |
John W. Atherton, Vice President, Age 48, Elected in 2004. Vice President of External Affairs since January 2005. Previously served as the Director of Economic Development from September 2003 to January 2005.
Kimberly D. Flowers, Vice President, Age 45, Elected in 2005. Vice President and Senior Production Officer since March 2005. Previously served as Plant Manager, Plant Bowen, Georgia Power from November 2000 until March 2005.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mississippi Power Co. |
Assistant Secretary |
Current |
| Gulf Power Company |
Assistant Secretary |
Current |
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Bancorpsouth, Inc. Aubrey B. Patterson, is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of BancorpSouth, Inc. He has been a director since 2004. He serves as a member of the Audit Committee and the Goverance and Nominating Committee. He also serves as a director of BancorpSouth, Inc. and Mississippi Power.
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