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• SMALL TOWN BEGINNINGS PROVIDED FOUNDATION FOR VALUES
• EARLY VALUES PAID OFF
• A CONSERVATIVE VISIONARY
• LIMITED EXPANSION INTO OTHER INDUSTRIES
• A GOOD CORPORATE CITIZEN
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Former CEO, president, and chairman of the board, Southern Company

Nationality: American.

Born: 1944, in Corner, Alabama.

Education: University of Alabama, BS, MS.

Family: Married Brenda (maiden name unknown), 1963; children: two.

Career: Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, 1967–1970, various positions; Southern Company, 1970–1979, various engineering positions; Alabama Power,...