Andrew ("Drew") W. Evans
Retired Chief Financial Officer of Southern Company
Director of the Company Since 2025
INDEPENDENT
Significant Experience in the Energy and Utility Industry
Background
- Drew Evans served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Southern Company from June 2018 until his retirement in December 2021.
- Prior to joining Southern Company, Mr. Evans served as Chairman, President and CEO of AGL Resources, Inc. (now Southern Gas Company), helping grow AGL Resources from $2 billion in enterprise value until its sale to Southern Company for $12 billion. Mr. Evans previously served as Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer before becoming Chief Executive Officer.
- Prior to his time at AGL, Mr. Evans worked at Mirant Corp., a global energy provider, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
- Mr. Evans holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Emory University.
- Mr. Evans also serves on the boards of Georgia Power (a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO)), Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SWX) and Centuri Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CTRI).
Qualifications, Attributes and Key Skills
- Mr. Evans has more than 30 years of experience across a broad spectrum of capital-intensive businesses, including more than 13 years as a public company CFO.
- As an executive of AGL Resources, Mr. Evans led a period of significant growth through acquisition and new business development.
- Drawing on his extensive career, Mr. Evans brings substantial understanding of the gas and electric utility industry and enterprise risk management.