What Happened?
Birmingham, AL-based Alabama Power Company has promoted Jonathan Porter to Vice President of Human Resources and Ethics.
About the Company
When Alabama Power Company was founded on Dec. 4, 1906, it was the beginning of more than simply an electric utility company. It marked the beginning of affordable, reliable electricity that would transform Alabama`s economy and vastly improve the quality of life for its citizens. For 100 years, Alabama Power`s history has been intricately linked with that of the state it proudly serves. Alabama Power provides the valuable combination of competitive prices, reliable electricity supply and unparalleled service to 1.5 million homes, businesses and industries in the southern two-thirds of Alabama.
About the Person
Jonathan Porter is the Vice President of the Birmingham Division at Alabama Power since December 2, 2015. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Human Resources and Ethics at Alabama Power. At Alabama Power, Porter has held various positions of increasing responsibility. They include senior corporate recruiter, senior human resources business representative, customer service supervisor, assistant business office manager, lead human resources business consultant, assistant to the executive vice president of External Affairs, Birmingham Division area manager and his most recent role as director, Customer Services. Porter serves as a member of the board of directors for the Jefferson County Education Foundation, Jefferson County Economic and Industrial Authority and INROADS Inc. Porter also serves on the board of trustees at Tuskegee University and is president of the Southside Homes Advisory Council of the A.G. Gaston Boys & Girls Club. He is also a member of the Newcomen Society of Alabama. Porter is a graduate of Leadership Birmingham, has been featured in Who`s Who in Black Alabama, and was recognized as a “Top 40 under 40” by the Birmingham Business Journal. Porter graduated cum laude from Tuskegee University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. While at Tuskegee, Porter was a four-year letterman in football and an All-Conference scholar-athlete. Porter later received his Master in Business Administration degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. A native of Bessemer, Ala., Porter is married to his high school classmate Kima and is the proud father of daughters Laila and Kailyn.
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