Mike Hazelton to head CSO organization
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Mike Hazelton has been named vice president of the Customer Services Organization, replacing Jeff Franklin who will be taking another position with Southern Company.
Franklin has been named vice president of supply chain management at Southern Company Services.
“Jeff’s dedication and leadership will be greatly missed,” CEO Ed Holland said. “He has shown time and again his commitment to our customers, our reliability and the communities we serve.”
“We know that Mike will continue to lead the CSO with the same dedication to customer service, reliability and our communities. His experience will prove invaluable to his new role,” Holland added.
Hazelton’s current role is senior vice president of marketing for Georgia Power, where he is responsible for the customer service, sales, pricing and planning, renewable development and utility relations departments.
He began his career with Georgia Power in 1988 as a co-op student. Since joining Georgia Power, he has held various positions in land acquisition, region sales and commercial services, region operations, distribution, transmission and customer service and operations.
His leadership positions include area manager in Hartwell, Ga.; area distribution manager in Austell, Ga.; project manager and land acquisition manager. In 2011, he was elected vice president of Northeast Region where he was responsible for leading Georgia Power’s operations in power delivery, engineering, customer service, sales, economic and community development and external affairs activities in northeast Georgia.
Hazelton has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, and a master’s degree in business administration from Columbus State University.
Also, Jason Manley, Coast Division manager, has been named vice president of Georgia Power’s South Region. A replacement for Manley has not been named.
The changes are effective March 28.