---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000092122-25-000014"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SO"
cik: "0000092122"
company_name: "SOUTHERN CO"
filed_at: "2025-02-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T23:12:06.324371+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Southern Company elects James O. Etheredge to board effective April 1, 2025

## Summary
- Mr. Etheredge retired as CEO - North America of Accenture plc in August 2023 and served as advisor until June 2024.
- Committee assignments not yet determined; will be reported in later amendment.
- Will participate in standard non-employee director cash and equity compensation program (per April 2024 proxy).
- No arrangement or understanding exists with any person regarding his selection as director.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000092122-25-000014
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SO
- cik: 0000092122
- company_name: SOUTHERN CO
- filed_at: 2025-02-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92122/000009212225000014/0000092122-25-000014-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92122/000009212225000014/so-20250211.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000092122-25-000014
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000092122-25-000014.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000092122-25-000014.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James O. Etheredge was elected as director at SOUTHERN CO.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: On February 11, 2025, the Board of Directors of The Southern Company (the “Company”) elected a new director, Mr. James O. (Jimmy) Etheredge, effective as of April 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92122/000009212225000014/0000092122-25-000014-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.