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Andrew ("Drew") W. Evans
Andrew ("Drew") W. Evans

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.