Profile: Bobbie Knight
Title: Vice President Birmingham Division
Company/Organization: Alabama Power
Company
Address:
600 North 18th Street
Birmingham , AL 35203
Phone: (205) 226-1001
Fax: (205) 226-1166
E-mail: bjknight@southernco.com
Website: www.alabamapower.com
Length
of service: Thirty-one years
Job description: Manage electric service activities for Alabama Power Company’s largest division.
Accreditations: MOMENTUM Leadership Program; Friends of the Railroad District; United
Way; National
Board American Association
of Blacks in Energy; Project Corporate Leadership; University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences
Favorite Awards & Honors: Birmingham
Chamber of Commerce Small Business Advocate of the Year; JCCEO Community
Service Award Recipient; "Top Birmingham Women in 2003"; The Literacy Council Board
Education: B.A., University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa; Juris Doctorate, Birmingham School of Law; Northwestern University
Kellogg School of Management Executive Development Program; Southeastern
Electric Exchange Public Utility Leadership Program; University of San
Diego Supply Chain Management Program
Company/Organization Brief Mission: Alabama Power Company produces and delivers electricity as an integrated
utility to both retail and wholesale customers within the State of Alabama
. The Company sells electricity to more than 1.3 million customers within
its service area.
Personal Business Philosophy: Honesty
and candor builds trust in relationships. Although others may not always
agree with you, they will respect that you cared enough to be truthful
and candid.
Favorite Quote: "You don't just luck
into things as much as you'd like to think you do. You build step by step,
whether it's friendships or opportunities." Barbara Bush
Best advice ever received: Choose your
friends carefully--those that can see right through you and still enjoy
the view.
Your strongest inspiration: My Mother
