Southern Company today announced that
Tom Wilson has been elected vice president and chief information security
officer of Southern Company Services, Inc. In this role, Wilson will manage
the company's cyber security risk. Since 2008, Wilson has served as the
company's director of IT security.
"As cyber security issues continue to be a top priority for electric
utilities, we are vigilant in addressing cyber vulnerabilities," said Southern
Company Chairman, President and CEO Thomas A. Fanning. "Tom's depth of
experience, knowledge and industry reputation will enable us to strengthen the
operation, reliability and security of our electric infrastructure."
Wilson, 45, joined Southern Company in 1989 in the IT applications
organization at Southern Company Services, Inc. During his 23 years with the
company, Wilson has gained experience applying information technology to the
electric utility industry and has held various leadership positions across
multiple IT disciplines, including applications and infrastructure.
Wilson earned a bachelor's degree in business administration with a major in
management information systems from the University of Georgia and completed
the General Management Program at Harvard Business School.
With 4.4 million customers and nearly 46,000 megawatts of generating capacity,
Atlanta-based Southern Company SO is the premier energy company
serving the Southeast through its subsidiaries. A leading U.S. producer of
clean, safe, reliable and affordable electricity, Southern Company owns
electric utilities in four states and a growing competitive generation
company, as well as fiber optics and wireless communications. Southern Company
brands are known for energy innovation, excellent customer service, high
reliability and retail electric prices that are below the national average.
Southern Company and its subsidiaries are leading the nation's nuclear
renaissance through the construction of the first new nuclear units to be
built in a generation of Americans and are demonstrating their commitment to
energy innovation through the development of a state-of-the-art coal
gasification plant. Southern Company has been recognized by the U.S.
Department of Defense and G.I. Jobs magazine as a top military employer and
listed by DiversityInc as a top company for Blacks. The company received the
2012 Edison Award from the Edison Electric Institute for its leadership in new
nuclear development, was named Electric Light & Power magazine's Utility of
the Year for 2012 and is continually ranked among the top utilities in
Fortune's annual World's Most Admired Electric and Gas Utility rankings. Visit
our website at www.southerncompany.com.
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