BNET Industries

Market Cap:$3.8M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.2B
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Electric Utility

Chief Executive Officer
Anthony J Topazi
Number of Employees 1,317
Contact Information

2992 W Beach Blvd

Gulfport, Mississippi 39501-1907

www.southernco....

(228) 864-1211

NAICS Code Electric Power Distribution: 221122

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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Average Volume 55
Shares Outstanding -
Market Cap -
Year High 82
Year Low 75.25
Earnings Per Share N/A
P/E Ratio -
Dividend 4.72
Yield 6.09
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