Board of Directors

Top Skills

• Continuous Improvement


• Customer Focus and Community Engagement


• Human Capital Management


• Regulatory Compliance


• Strategic Planning and Strategy Development

Key Experience and Qualifications

• Served as Chairman, President, and CEO of Alabama Power Company, a public utility company and Southern Company subsidiary headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, from 2014 until his retirement in 2022


• Joined Southern Company in 2004 and served in a variety of roles of increasing responsibility at Alabama Power Company and affiliated companies, including Chairman, President and CEO of Gulf Power and Chief Operating Officer of Southern Company


• Chairman of the Board of Prosper Birmingham and serves on the President's Cabinet of the University of Alabama, the President’s Council of the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and the Board of Governors of the University of Alabama Law School Foundation


• Has previously served as Chairman of the Boards of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, the Business Council of Alabama, and the Birmingham Business Alliance

Education

• Bachelor’s degree, University of Alabama in Huntsville


• Juris Doctor degree, University of Alabama School of Law

Top Skills

• Business Operations and Technology Innovation/AI


• Continuous Improvement


• Human Capital Management


• Information/Cyber Security


• Strategic Planning and Strategy Development

Key Experience and Qualifications

• Currently serves as Corporate Executive Vice President, Global Chief Information Security and Chief Product Privacy Officer of Comcast, a Fortune 30 media and technology company, responsible for overseeing the full range of cybersecurity and product privacy functions for Comcast and Sky, including all products and services delivered to Comcast residential and business customers in the U.S. and in Europe


• Prior to joining Comcast in 2016, served as Vice President of global quality for Intel Security Group


• Previously, she was a Visiting Scientist and Senior Member of Technical Staff at the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute, a Principal of management consulting firm Davis Systems, and held various leadership and technical positions in Fortune 500 companies


• Serves on multiple advisory boards of Fortune 50 companies


• Throughout her career, has obtained significant experience in complex technology and cybersecurity issues and related risks

Education

• Bachelor’s degree (Electrical Engineering), Auburn University


• Master of Computer Science degree, University of Alabama in Huntsville

Top Skills

• Business Operations and Technology Innovation/AI


• Continuous Improvement


• Human Capital Management


• Information/Cyber Security


• Strategic Planning and Strategy Development

Key Experience and Qualifications

• Served as Executive Vice President, Emerging Energy and Sustainability at Phillips 66, a diversified energy manufacturing and logistics company, until May 2025


• Previously served as Senior Vice President, Chief Digital and Administrative Officer at Phillips 66 and was responsible for driving digital change by developing and executing digital and technology strategies


• Prior to joining Phillips 66 in April 2017, served as Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President, Services at Hess Corporation, with responsibility for managing the company’s service organizations, including global supply chain, global business transformation program, and global office services, as well as information management, enterprise architecture, infrastructure, and cybersecurity across the business, a role she held beginning in 2012


• Also previously served as Chief Information Officer at BHP Billiton Petroleum, Vice President of Information Technology at TeleCheck International, Manager of Information Systems at Baker Hughes, IT Services Manager at Marathon Oil, and Systems Analyst at 3D/International
• Serves on the boards of AGCO Corporation and the Memorial Hermann Foundation


• Has over 30 years of experience in the energy industry and the information technology field

Education

• Master’s degree (Mechanical Engineering), Kiev Engineering and Construction Institute

Top Skills

• Continuous Improvement


• Customer Focus and Community Engagement


• Executive Compensation and Benefits


• Human Capital Management


• Strategic Planning and Strategy Development

Key Experience and Qualifications

• Currently serves as Executive Chairman of Vulcan Materials Company, the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of aggregates-based construction materials


• Has served at Vulcan for over 30 years in a variety of operations and general management assignments of increasing responsibility prior to being appointed President and CEO in 2014 and Chairman in 2016; served as President until 2023 and CEO through 2025


• Has held leadership positions in a number of industry trade groups, including the Texas Concrete and Aggregates Association, the Florida Concrete and Products Association, and the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association


• Previously served on the boards of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Central Alabama

Education

• Bachelor’s degree, University of Pittsburgh


• Wharton School of Business, Executive Management Program

Top Skills

• Audit/Accounting/Finance and Capital Planning


• Business Operations and Technology Innovation/Artificial Intelligence


• Corporate Governance


• Executive Compensation and Benefits


• Risk Management

Key Experience and Qualifications

• From 2013 until retiring in 2024, served as CEO and a board director of Murphy Oil Corporation, where he initiated a strategic shift to reposition the company as an industry leader in independent exploration and production; served as President from 2013 until 2023


• Previously served as Chief Operating Officer, Murphy Oil Corporation from 2012-2013, President of Exploration and Production from 2009 to 2013, and in various leadership roles since 2001, where he was responsible for leading and transforming the company’s domestic and international operations, implementing record-breaking strategic and sustainability goals, and developing new production areas


• Prior to joining Murphy Oil in 2001, led offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico for Texaco, where he set numerous ultradeepwater drilling records and initiated Texaco’s first Global Drilling Safety Management system


• Has broad experience in strategy development, safety, people and sustainability, with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, operational discipline, and strategic asset deployment

Education

• Bachelor’s degree, Louisiana State University


• Master of Business Administration degree, AB Freeman School of Business, Tulane University


• Advanced Management Program, Harvard University

Top Skills

• Corporate Governance


• Environmental Sustainability Practices


• Executive Compensation and Benefits


• Human Capital Management


• Regulatory Compliance

Key Experience and Qualifications

• Retired in 2021 as the Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Hanesbrands Inc., a publicly traded marketer of innerwear and activewear apparel, positions that she held since 2016


• Joined Hanesbrands in 2007 as Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary


• Served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of RARE Hospitality International, Inc. prior to joining Hanesbrands


• Throughout her career, has obtained extensive global leadership experience over several corporate functions for publicly traded companies including legal, human resources, corporate social responsibility, government and trade relations, real estate, corporate security, and domestic and global mergers and acquisitions

Education

• Bachelor’s degree, Duke University


• Master of Business Administration degree, Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania


• Juris Doctor degree, University of Pennsylvania School of Law

Top Skills

• Banking and Financial Services


• Corporate Governance


• Customer Focus and Community Engagement


• Executive Compensation and Benefits


• Strategic Planning and Strategy Development

Key Experience and Qualifications

•  From 2004 until retiring in 2006, served as President of The Americas, MasterCard International, Inc.


• Previously served as President, MasterCard North America from 1999 to 2004, where she was responsible for building all aspects of MasterCard’s issuance and acceptance business in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean


• Prior to joining MasterCard in 1999, served as Group Executive President of two electronic payment service companies, MAC Regional Network and Buypass Corporation, and upon acquisition of these companies by Concord EFS, became Senior Executive Vice President of the combined companies, where she oversaw marketing, account management, customer service, and product development


• Started her career at IBM, where, for more than 18 years, she served in managerial and executive positions


• Has broad marketing, account management, customer service, and product development experience, as well as significant domestic and international experience in growing business

Education

• Bachelor's (Finance) and Master of Business Administration degrees, Southern Methodist University

Top Skills

• Business Operations and Technology Innovation/AI


• Corporate Governance


• Environmental Sustainability Practices


• Risk Management


• Strategic Planning and Strategy Development

Key Experience and Qualifications

• Served as President and CEO of The Mosaic Company, one of the world’s leading producers and marketers of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients, from 2007 through 2015 and then as Senior Advisor until his retirement in January 2016


• From 2006 through 2007, served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of The Mosaic Company


• Prior to joining The Mosaic Company, held various senior leadership positions at Cargill, Inc. from 1999 through 2006


• Decade-long career at The Mosaic Company and previous service as lead director at Vulcan Materials Company have provided him with an in-depth knowledge of environmental risk management in regulated industries

Education

• Bachelor’s degree (Computer Science), University of Manitoba


• Master of Business Administration degree, Ivey Business School at the University of Western Ontario

Top Skills

• Audit/Accounting/Finance/Capital Planning


• Continuous Improvement


• Regulatory Compliance


• Risk Management


• Strategic Planning and Strategy Development

Key Experience and Qualifications

• Served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Primerica, Inc., a leading provider of financial products and services to middle-income households in the United States and Canada, from 2000 until 2023; continued to serve as Executive Vice President until her retirement in April 2024


• Is a certified public accountant and previously worked in the audit department of KPMG LLP


• Serves on the University of Florida Warrington College of Business Dean’s Advisory Council, where she currently is Chair, and the University of Florida Foundation National Board, for which she previously served as Chair of the Audit Committee


• Serves on the boards of directors of Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta and Camp Twin Lakes

Education

• Bachelor’s degree (Accounting), University of Florida

Top Skills:

• Audit/Accounting/Finance/Capital Planning


• Customer Focus and Community Engagement


• Executive Compensation and Benefits


• Human Capital Management


• Strategic Planning and Strategy Development

Key Experience and Qualifications:

• Currently serves as Chairman of AutoZone, Inc., the leading retailer and distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories in the Americas


• Previously served as Executive Chairman of AutoZone from January 2024 to December 2025; as a Director since March 2005 and as Chairman since June 2007, and President and Chief Executive Officer from March 2005 to January 2024


• During over 31-year tenure with AutoZone, served in a variety of executive-level roles, including (i) Executive Vice President overseeing store operations and commercial, (ii) Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Information Technology, (iii) Senior Vice President, Supply Chain, (iv) Divisional Vice President of Stores, and (v) Senior Vice President of Finance


• Began his career with Ernst & Young, serving in various capacities from 1988 to 1994


• Currently serves on several industry and community boards, including the Coalition for Auto Repair Equality (Chairman), the PGA Tour Policy Board, the National Civil Rights Museum (Treasurer), and the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree (Business Administration/Accounting), University of Tennessee at Martin


• Master of Business Administration degree, University of Memphis

Top Skills

• Audit/Accounting/Finance and Capital Planning


• Corporate Governance


• Human Capital Management


• Risk Management


• Strategic Planning and Strategy Development

Key Experience and Qualifications

• Currently serves as Co-Chairman of the privately-held Altec Inc., a global leader that designs and manufactures products and services for the electric utility, telecommunications, and contractor markets in over 100 countries throughout the world


• After joining Altec Inc. in 1983, was named CEO in 1997 and Chairman in 2011; served as Chairman and CEO until October 2021
• Actively serves on the boards of many educational, civic, and leadership organizations


• Brings a wealth of management and business experience derived from running a large company in today’s global market

Education

• Bachelor’s degree, Northwestern University


• Master of Business Administration degree, Harvard University

Top Skills

• Audit/Accounting/Finance and Capital Planning


• Corporate Governance


• Executive Compensation and Benefits


• Risk Management


• Strategic Planning and Strategy Development

Key Experience and Qualifications

• Currently serves as the Chairman and CEO of the privately-held Pan-American Life Insurance Group (“PALIG”), a leading provider of insurance and financial services throughout the Americas and whose flagship member is New Orleans-based Pan-American Life Insurance Company; has served as Chairman since 2008


• Prior to joining PALIG as President and CEO in November 2004, held senior management posts in the insurance industry for more than three decades, including serving as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Distribution Officer of AXA Financial


• In December 2016, completed his term as a member of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, for which he served as Chairman of the Retail Payments Office Oversight Committee


• Previously served on the board for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, New Orleans Branch


• Director at the privately-held Ochsner Health System, Louisiana’s largest nonprofit academic healthcare system, where he serves on the Compensation Committee and the Audit and Oversight Committee


• Completed his second and final term on the board of directors of The American Council of Life Insurers in 2019


• His dedication to the United States’ Hispanic community, as well as to the pursuit of product innovation and sales force expansion, have positioned PALIG as the company that Hispanics throughout the Americas rely on to protect their financial security and well-being


• Involved in various professional and industry associations


• Brings a strong background in enterprise risk management and a commitment to innovation and operational excellence

Education

• Bachelor’s degree, Fordham University


• Master of Business Administration degree, University of Miami

Top Skills

• Banking and Financial Services


• Customer Focus and Community Engagement


• Regulatory Compliance


• Risk Management


• Strategic Planning and Strategy Development

Key Experience and Qualifications

• Currently serves as the Chairman, President and CEO and Director of Regions Financial Corporation and Regions Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and leads the Company’s Management Policymaking Committee and Executive Leadership Team


• Named President in December 2017, CEO in July 2018, and Chairman in April 2024


• Before being named President, served as Head of the Corporate Bank, a role he took on in 2014


• Joined Regions in 2011 as President of the South Region, leading banking operations in Alabama, Mississippi, South Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle


• Before joining Regions, he was named president of Whitney National Bank and Whitney Holding Corporation in 2008 and was elected to the bank’s and holding company’s boards of directors


• Before that, was responsible for all geographic line banking functions across Whitney and served as its Eastern Region President
• Joined Whitney in 1994 as its Alabama Regional President after nine years at AmSouth Bank, where he held senior consumer, commercial and business positions


• Serves on the Business Council of Alabama, Birmingham Business Alliance, Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, A Plus Education Foundation, United Way of Central Alabama, and Infirmary Health System boards


• In 2024, was appointed by Governor Kay Ivey as a member of the Alabama Growth Alliance, is a former chairman of the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, the Mobile Area Education

Education

• Bachelor’s degree (Economics), University of Georgia

Top Skills

• Audit/Accounting/Finance and Capital Planning


• Customer Focus and Community Engagement


• Executive Compensation and Benefits


• Human Capital Management


• Strategic Planning and Strategy Development

Key Experience and Qualifications

• Currently serves as the President and CEO of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama (“BCBSAL”), a not-for-profit, independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and the largest provider of healthcare benefits in Alabama


• Serves on the Board of Directors of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, for which he served as Chairman from November 2021 to November 2023, and now serves as the Chair of the Compensation Committee, and a member of the Organization and Governance Committee and the Health Policy and Advocacy Committee


• Served as BCBSAL’s President and Chief Operating Officer from November 2017 through March 2018 before being named its President and CEO in April 2018


• Held BCBSAL’s Executive Vice President position from March through November of 2017


• Served as BCBSAL’s Chief Administrative Officer from August 2012 through March 2017


• Serves as Vice Chair of the Board and the Governance and Nominating Committee, Chair of the Strategy and Risk Committee, and a member of the Finance, Compliance and Audit Committee of Prime Therapeutics LLC, a pharmacy benefit management company owned jointly by several Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans, including BCBSAL


• Worked in banking for over five years after graduating college


• Remains very active in the community through his involvement with multiple nonprofit and charitable organizations, including service on the boards of the Birmingham Business Alliance, Leadership Birmingham, Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, Prosper, Business Council of Alabama, and Mercy Deliverance Ministries


• Serves as honorary trustee for the board of trustees at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama; previously served as Chair


• Possesses an extensive understanding of operating a large company within a highly regulated industry

Education

• Bachelor’s degree (Finance), Auburn University