John Johns

John Johns

Director/Board Member at SOUTHERN COMPANY

Net worth: 2 M $ as of 2026-06-29

74 year
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John D.
Johns
is the Lead Independent Director at The Southern Co. since 2015.
He serves as Director at Regions Bank since 2011.
He is also Director at The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama, Inc., The University of Alabama System, Coalition For Regional Transportation, and Trustee at Birmingham-Southern College and The University of Alabama.
Formerly, Mr. Johns was Executive Chairman at Protective Life Corp.
from 2017 to 2019.
He was Chairman at the Business Council of Alabama, Greater Alabama Council of Boy Scouts of America, McWane Science Center, Inc., Innovation Depot, Inc., and Dli North America, Inc. He served as Chairman of the Birmingham Business Alliance from 2011 to 2014 and Chairman of the American Council of Life Insurers from 2013 to 2015.
He was Director at Alabama Power Co. from 2004 to 2015, Alabama National BanCorporation from 1995 to 2008, Regions Financial Corp.
from 2011 to 2024, and Genuine Parts Co. from 2002 to 2025.
He held the position of President & Chief Operating Officer at Protective Life Insurance Co. from 1996 to 2001.
He was Executive Vice President & General Counsel at Sonat, Inc. from 1988 to 1993 and Partner at Maynard, Cooper & Gale PC from 1984 to 1988.
He was Executive Vice President & CFO at Protective Life Corp.
(Investment Portfolio) from 2017 to 2018.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from The University of Alabama in 1974, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a graduate degree from Harvard Law School in 1978.

Known holdings in public companies

CompanyDateNumber of sharesValuationValuation date
2025-04-01 16,368 ( 0.01% ) 2 M $ 2026-06-29
2026-06-30 730 ( 0% ) 69 868 $ 2026-06-29

John Johns active positions

CompaniesPositionStart
SOUTHERN COMPANY Director/Board Member 2015-02-08
The University of Alabama System
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Director/Board Member 2010-12-31
Director/Board Member 2011-03-08
Director/Board Member 2010-10-25

Former positions of John Johns

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GENUINE PARTS COMPANY Director/Board Member 2025-04-27
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION Director/Board Member 2024-04-16
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