Mississippi Power’s Wilson elected Chair of M.B. Swayze Foundation

JACKSON, MS – Anthony Wilson, Chairman, President and CEO of Mississippi Power, has been elected chair of the Mississippi Economic Council’s M.B. Swayze Foundation. Bill Lampton, President of Ergon’s Asphalt Groups and Chairman of the Board of Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc., will serve as the foundation’s vice chair.

The M.B. Swayze Foundation conducts independent public policy research on issues such as taxation, economic development, economic competitiveness, education, and governmental accountability. The foundation also operates two key MEC programs – Leadership Mississippi and the Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program.

Wilson, a native of D’Iberville, started his career with Mississippi Power in 1984 in Biloxi as a Mississippi State University engineering cooperative education student. Over the years, he worked his way through a variety of leadership roles, including assistant plant manager at the Chevron Cogen Facility, power delivery manager and Meridian Division manager.

Wilson moved to sister utility Georgia Power in 2002 where he served in a variety of officer roles, including vice president of both distribution and transmission and executive vice president of customer service and operations, before returning to Mississippi Power in the spring of 2015 as part of a leadership transition plan.

He has volunteered his time in numerous civic, community and charitable roles, including significant work with the American Cancer Society.

Wilson is a member of the board of directors for the Mississippi Economic Council, Mississippi Energy Institute and Mississippi State University Foundation. Wilson also serves as Vice Chair of the Gulf Coast Business Council. He earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Mississippi State and an MBA from the University of Southern Mississippi. He is also a graduate of the Oxford University Advanced Management Program.

He is married to Tonya Stanovich-Wilson of Biloxi, and they have three daughters — Natalie, Katie and Meghan.

Lampton began his career with Ergon in 1979. He serves on Ergon’s Executive Committee and is a member of the Board of Directors.

In addition to company responsibilities, Lampton has always been active in the community.  He currently is a board member of Mississippi Economic Council, Boy Scouts of America Andrew Jackson Council, 4-H Club Sale of Jr. Champions, and Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, where he also a past chairman. He sits on the Dean’s Advisory Council of MSU’s Bagley College of Engineering.  He also served as co-chair of Mississippi Works initiative under Governor Phil Bryant.

He and his wife, Debby, enjoy a combined family of 6 children and 10 grandchildren.

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