ATLANTA – Gus H. Bell III, Chairman of the Board of Hussey, Gay, Bell and DeYoung, The Bell Companies, in Savannah, has been elected to the Georgia Power Board of Directors. The Bell Companies specialize in environmental, transportation, industrial, structural, architectural and civil engineering.

Bell is active in the community in Savannah and around the state of Georgia, and is a member of the Savannah Electric Board of Directors. He is also a member of a number of organizations, including the SunTrust Bank of Savannah advisory board, Georgia Statewide Water Council Board, Georgia Savannah River Committee and the Memorial Medical Center Board, among others.

“We are proud to welcome Gus Bell to the Georgia Power Board of Directors,” said Georgia Power CEO Mike Garrett. “His integrity, knowledge and commitment to public service will be an invaluable asset to the board and the company.”

Georgia Power is the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the nation’s largest generators of electricity. The company is an investor-owned, tax-paying utility, serving customers in 57,000 of the state’s 59,000 square miles. Georgia Power’s rates are well below the national average and its 2 million customers are in all but six of Georgia’s 159 counties.