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Electric Utility

Chief Executive OfficerAnthony J Topazi
Number of Employees 1,317
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2992 W Beach Blvd

Gulfport, Mississippi 39501-1907

www.southernco....

(228) 864-1211

NAICS Code Electric Power Distribution: 221122

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  • What They Are Saying About Clean Coal Technology

    - 2009-06-22

    ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- In the lead up to a House floor vote on H.R. 2454 -- The American Energy and Security Act of 2009 -- much has been said about the importance of clean coal technology in an overall energy policy. Following is a sampling...

  • Mississippi Power's Project Ready program exceeding expectations

    - 2009-04-13

    When Mississippi Power Company unveiled a program that would pre-certify sites as ready for development in early 2008, it expected success. However, the program has hit a pace that has caught even the Gulfport-based utility by surprise as it recently certified its third site under the program dubbed Project Ready....

  • Fitch Rates $125MM 5.55% Mississippi Power Company Senior Notes 'AA-'; Outlook Stable

    - 2009-03-05

    Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to Mississippi Power Company's MPC $125 million series 2009A 5.55% senior notes due March 1, 2019. ...

  • Southern Company Reaches 1 Million Milestone in Smart Metering Installations

    - 2009-03-05

    ENERGY RESOURCE-5 March 2009-Southern Company Reaches 1 Million Milestone in Smart Metering InstallationsC2009 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com Southern Company today said it has installed 1 million Smart Meters, achieving a milestone in an advanced electricity metering program that will eventually see 4.4 million meters in place for its customers...

  • Mississippi Power Seeks Approval to Build Syngas Plant

    - 2009-01-16

    ENERGY RESOURCE-16 January 2009-Mississippi Power Seeks Approval to Build Syngas PlantC2009 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com Mississippi Power is seeking approval from the Mississippi Public Service Commission MPSC to build a 582-megawatt Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle IGCC power plant in Kemper County. The plant represents the first advanced...

  • Seal leaves large footprints behind

    - 2008-12-22

    Ordinarily, the death of a man would hardly rank as a top news story of the year. However, there was nothing ordinary about Leo Seal Jr., longtime bank executive, economic and community developer and philanthropist. When he died Nov. 18, many struggled to find words to communicate his impact...

  • Fitch Rates $50MM 6.00% Mississippi Power Company Senior Notes 'AA-'

    - 2008-11-17

    NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings assigns an 'AA-' rating to Mississippi Power Company's MPC $50 million series 2008A 6.00% senior notes due Nov. 15, 2013. The new notes are unsecured and rank equally with existing and future unsecured debt of MPC. The proceeds from these notes will be used to...

  • Anthony Topazi MEC's chair for 2008-2009

    - 2008-06-30

    Anthony Topazi, president and CEO of Mississippi Power, has been elected the Mississippi Economic Council's chair for 2008-2009. Topazi says his goal is to continue the legacy of excellence, fairness and respect MEC has achieved through the leadership of its past chairs and members. "I don't view MEC...

  • Spellings in state selling No Child Left Behind Act renewal

    - 2008-02-25

    U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings is on a barnstorming tour of the country to drum up support for the No Child Left Behind Act. February 14 was Mississippi's turn, where she held a roundtable discussion with education and business leaders, including Gov. Haley Barbour and state Superintendent of...

  • Fitch Affirms Ratings of Southern Co. and Subsidiaries; Outlook Stable

    - 2008-01-22

    NEW YORK -- Fitch has affirmed the ratings of Southern Company (Southern, IDR 'A') and each of its subsidiaries. The Rating Outlook of Southern and its subsidiaries: Georgia Power Company (GPC, IDR 'A'), Alabama Power Company (APC, IDR 'A'), Mississippi Power Co. (MPC, IDR 'A+'), Gulf Power Company (Gulf, IDR...

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Anthony J Topazi Chief Executive Officer
Frances V. Turnage Chief Financial Officers
Michael W. Southern CFO & Vice President
Christopher C. Womack Senior Vice President, HR
Bobby J. Kerley Vice President of Customer Services and Retail Marketing
Don E. Mason Vice President
Donald R. Horsley Vice President, Customer Services & Retail Marketing
H. Ed Blakeslee Vice President, Customer Services & Marketing
John W. Atherton Vice President, External Affairs
Kimberly D. Flowers Vice President, Generation & Senior Production Officer
Moses H. Feagin Controller
E. Wayne Boston Assistant Secretary
Aubrey B. Patterson Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
George A. Schloegel Board of Directors
Philip J. Terrell Board of Directors
Robert C. Khayat Board of Directors
Tommy E. Dulaney Board of Directors

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.

Organization Position Status
Mississippi Power Co. Chief Financial Officers Current
Mississippi Power Co. Vice President Current
Mississippi Power Co. Treasurer Current
Mississippi Power Co. Comptroller Former
Organization Position Status
Mississippi Power Co. CFO & Vice President Current

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
Savannah Electric & Power Co. Executive Vice President, External Affairs Current
Georgia Power Co. Senior Vice President, Fossil & Hydro Generation Current
Mississippi Power Co. Senior Vice President, HR Current
Gulf Power Company Senior Vice President, HR Current
Georgia Power Co. Senior Production Officer Former
Organization Position Status
Mississippi Power Co. Vice President of Customer Services and Retail Marketing Current
Organization Position Status
Mississippi Power Co. Vice President 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
Organization Position Status
Mississippi Power Co. Vice President, Customer Services & 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.

Organization Position Status
Mississippi Power Co. Vice President, External Affairs Current
Mississippi Power Co. Director of Economic Development Former

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. Vice President, Generation & Senior Production Officer Current
Georgia Power Co. Plant Manager, Plant Bowen Former
Organization Position Status
Mississippi Power Co. Controller Current
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.

Organization Position Status
Mississippi Power Co. Director Current
Beta Gamma Sigma Board of Directors Current
Furniture Brands International Inc. Board of Directors Current
Furniture Brands International Inc. Executive Committee Member Current
BancorpSouth Inc. CEO Former
BancorpSouth Inc. Board Chairman Former
North Mississippi Health Services, Inc. Chairman of The Board Former
The Salvation Army Chairman Former
BancorpSouth Inc. Director Former
Michigan State University Masters Degree Former
University of Mississippi Former
Organization Position Status
Mississippi Power Co. Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Mississippi Power Co. Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Mississippi Power Co. Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
Mississippi Power Co. Board of Directors Current

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