ATLANTA, Oct. 24,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Company Gas today
announced that Myra Bierria
has been named senior vice president and chief administrative
officer, effective Oct. 26. A member
of the company's Management Council, Bierria will report directly
to Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer James Y. (Jim) Kerr II and serve as Kerr's chief
of staff, with responsibility for the Corporate Communications,
Corporate Impact and Facilities organizations.
"We are excited to have Myra return to our Southern Company Gas
family," said Kerr. "Her depth of experience from within the
Southern Company system and the natural gas industry, as well as
her extensive legal background and demonstrated commitment to the
communities where we live and serve, will help continue to
strategically position Southern Company Gas as a premier energy
provider both now and into the future."
Bierria currently serves as vice president and corporate
secretary for Southern Company. She previously served as vice
president and corporate secretary for Southern Company Gas
(formerly AGL Resources) after joining the company in 2002 as
corporate governance and securities counsel. In these roles,
Bierria provided counsel to senior management and the board of
directors on corporate governance, securities law compliance and
other corporate matters, and served as an officer of the AGL
Resources Private Foundation for more than 14 years.
Prior to joining Southern Company Gas, Bierria was an associate
attorney at a New York law firm,
where she specialized in securities offerings, venture capital
transactions, and mergers and acquisitions. She also served as a
staff attorney for FedEx Corporation.
Bierria was elected in 2023 as a fellow of the American College
of Governance Counsel. She is a 2023-2024 fellow of the
International Women's Forum and a member of Leadership Atlanta's
Class of 2012. Bierria has also held a number of leadership roles
on the boards of various professional and local nonprofit
organizations.
Bierria received her law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center and her
undergraduate degree from the University of
California, Berkeley. She is admitted to the New York bar.
About Southern Company Gas
Southern Company Gas is a
wholly owned subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE:SO),
America's premier energy company. Southern Company Gas serves
approximately 4.4 million natural gas utility customers through its
regulated distribution companies in four states and more than
600,000 retail customers through its companies that market natural
gas. Other nonutility businesses include investments in interstate
pipelines, asset management for natural gas wholesale customers,
and ownership and operation of natural gas storage facilities. For
more information, visit southerncompanygas.com.
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