COSAM News Articles 2016 July Trawick named senior vice president and chief operating officer for Southern Power

Trawick named senior vice president and chief operating officer for Southern Power

Published: 07/26/2016

John G. Trawick, formerly senior vice president of commercial operations and planning for Southern Company Services, was recently named senior vice president and chief operating officer for subsidiary Southern Power. In this role, Trawick will lead the operations of Southern Power's expanding electric generation fleet, as well as project development and construction and asset optimization.

Trawick began his career as a senior consultant with J. Kennedy and Associates in Atlanta, before joining Southern Energy Inc. in 1996 and serving as director of market affairs for Mirant Corp. He later transitioned to Southern Company as manager of portfolio management and served in a variety of roles, including director of strategic and corporate affairs for Southern Power. In 2008, he joined the Tennessee Valley Authority as vice president of strategy, pricing and contracts before returning to Southern Company in 2013.

Trawick graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics and earned a master's degree in mathematics at the University of Tennessee. He serves on the leadership council of the College of Science and Mathematics at Auburn University. He gave presentations in our department in Spring 2016 and last year.