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Contact: Barry Dillon
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GTC's Board Officers, Members Selected
TUCKER, Ga. -- Georgia Transmission Corporation's (GTC) Board of Directors re-elected its four officers, and the not-for-profit corporation's members elected five new board directors and re-elected four board directors March 29 during their annual meeting in Atlanta.
GTC's board was reconfigured this year to 13 members, up from 10, including an increase from one to five chief executives of the electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) that own GTC.
Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC) is a not-for-profit cooperative owned by 39 of the state's 42 EMCs. The company provides high-capacity electric transmission for the EMCs that collectively provide electricity for the homes and businesses of nearly half of Georgia's population.
Actions during the annual meeting included:
- Re-election of all four officers: chairman --Charles Fendley, chairman of the board, Amicalola EMC; vice chairman -- Ray Jones, Jackson EMC director; secretary -- Roy Tollerson Jr., Diverse Power director; and treasurer -- Steve Rawl Sr., first vice president, Okefenoke Rural EMC. Each GTC officer is serving a one-year term and has served in the same position since 1996.
- Election of new board members: David Dunaway, Middle Georgia EMC director; Michael Whiteside, Coweta-Fayette EMC CEO/president; Ronnie Lee, Walton EMC CEO/president; Kenneth Cook, Jefferson Energy Cooperative CEO/president; and Gary Drake, Excelsior EMC general manager.
- Re-election of board members: Mr. Fendley, GTC's board chairman; Mr. Jones, GTC's board secretary; and outside directors, James Hubbard, retired, and Jill Tietjen, principal, Technically Speaking LLC.
Rick Gaston, Colquitt EMC general manager, and Mr. Tollerson, GTC's board secretary, are active board members not up for re-election this year.
"The change in board membership gives EMCs' chief executives a larger role in board decisions and corporate policy," said Charles Fendley, chairman of GTC's board. "As the electric transmission business faces more public and regulatory scrutiny -- on top of meeting the energy demands of a fast-growing state -- the expanded board will enhance coordination and cooperation on major business decisions."
About GTC GTC provides electric transmission service to 39 of Georgia's 42 EMCs. It plans, builds and maintains a transmission system of more than $1 billion in assets, including more than 2,600 miles of power lines and 570 substations. For more information, please visit our Web site at gatrans.com.