Fredie Carmichael serves as vice president of corporate communications.He leads public and media relations, employee and customer communications and creative, digital and social media initiatives for the business's four natural gas distribution companies, as well its nonutility holdings.
A veteran of the Southern Company system with more than 20 years of communications experience, Carmichael previously served as director of strategic communications for Southern Company Gas, where he led CEO communications, digital strategy and corporate sponsorships. He began his career with Southern Company in 2013 with a role in marketing at Mississippi Power, followed by various roles in economic development and communications at Georgia Power and Southern Company.
Carmichael joined Southern Company after more than a decade in journalism, working as both an investigative reporter and executive editor for daily newspapers in Florida and Mississippi.
Active in the community, Carmichael serves as a volunteer coach for local sports organizations in Fayette County. Previous roles have included serving on the board of directors of the Flint River Council of the Boy Scouts of America, founding and chairing the Mississippi Young Professionals and being elected to serve on the Lauderdale County Board of Education.
A native of Mississippi, Carmichael earned his bachelor's degree in communications from Mississippi State University and completed a master's certificate program in economic development from the University of Southern Mississippi.