Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Southern Company Age 57 Director since 2025 Board Committees Audit Committee Finance Committee Professional Experience Southern Company Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer (April 2023 present) Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Georgia Power (July 2020 April 2023) Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Southern Company Services (December 2016 June 2020) Jones Day Partner (2004 2016) Associate (1994 1999; 2000 2003) CNN Senior Counsel (1999 2000) Other Public Boards Gray Media Inc. (NYSE) (February 2021 present) Key Experience & Skills Executive Leadership M&A Public Company Board/Corporate Governance Investor Relations Director Highlights & Qualifications Mr. Spainhour brings significant expertise in M&A, legal matters, and corporate governance to our board of directors, gained from his experience as a partner at the international law firm Jones Day, where he spent over 20 years advising on complex transactions and corporate governance matters, and his senior positions at Southern Company and CNN. As executive vice president and chief legal officer of Southern Company, an American gas and electric utility holding company, Mr. Spainhour also has extensive experience in executive decision-making and investor relations.