The Alabama Power board of directors today elected Scott Moore vice president
with responsibility for transmission. He will assume his new assignment Aug. 18.

Moore comes to Alabama Power from Gulf Power, where he was general manager for Power Delivery. Moore oversaw 480 employees who work on the company’s electrical system in Northwest Florida. Moore’s department handled nearly 10,000 miles of transmission and distribution lines that provide electricity to more than 400,000 Gulf Power customers.

“Scott’s successful leadership at Gulf Power and his focus on safety and reliability have prepared him well for his new position at Alabama Power,” said Charles McCrary, Alabama Power president and CEO.

Moore succeeds Richard J. Mandes Jr., who has accepted an assignment to lead the development of a technology integration strategy for Southern Company Transmission.

Moore has roots at Alabama Power. He worked at the company in 1988 as a co-op student from the University of Alabama. After receiving his degree in 1993, he worked as an engineer in Alabama Power’s Engineer in Training program in the Mobile Division Office. He was promoted to engineering supervisor in 1999. Moore held jobs of increasing responsibility in Mobile, Enterprise, Montgomery and Eufaula before joining Gulf Power in June 2009.

In addition to his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, Moore earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Alabama and is a registered professional engineer in Alabama. He and wife Leah have two sons, Bryant and Blake.

Alabama Power, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE:SO), provides reliable, affordable electricity to more than 1.4 million customers across the state.