Corporate Vision Issue 9

CORPORATE VISION / Issue 9 2018 5 NEWS , Southern Company today announced that Laura O. Hewett has been named Vice President, Corporate Governance. In this newly created position, Hewett will lead the investor en- gagement strategy with respect to environmental, social, govern- ance (ESG) and executive compensation topics. She will report to James Y. Kerr II, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. Hewett will work collaboratively with the Investor Relations and Environmental Policy teams to broaden outreach to institutional investors on these important issues. She also will work with key governance-focused investor organisations, such as the Council of Institutional Investors, and advise senior management on corporate governance best practices. “Our company recognises the importance of communicating regularly and effectively with our shareholders on ESG, compensation and long-term strategy,” said Kerr. “This new position enhances our engagement efforts across the investor spectrum. Laura brings years of leadership on corporate governance and will help further Southern Company’s commitment to the highest standards in corporate governance.” Hewett joined Southern Company in 2015 as Associate General Counsel. Prior to joining the company, she served as Counsel at King & Spalding, LLP with a practice focused on securities and corporate governance for public companies. Hewett is a graduate of Duke University, the University of Florida School of Law and Cambridge University. QTS Realty Trust, a leading provider of hybrid colocation and mega-scale data centre solutions, today announced an agreement with the Air Line Pilots Associ- ation (ALPA) to deliver a hybrid colocation solution in response to the association’s increasing demand for flexible and scalable IT infrastructure solutions. ALPA, founded in 1931, is the largest non-governmental aviation safety organisation in the world and represents more than 60,000 pilots at 34 U.S. and Canadian airlines. Through un- biased, fact-based evaluation of airline safety and security issues, ALPA works to ensure that the airline industry remains safe. ALPA determined that relocating its IT infrastructure to a leading colocation provider was nec- essary to accommodate rapid growth and enhance its core business focus as the associa- tion operates a global corporate platform for its membership. After a national search, ALPA chose QTS and its federally compliant Dulles data centre to deliver a flexible, scalable, and secure colocation environment. QTS’ hybrid colocation architecture provides flexible software-defined control, real-time analytics and visibility, portability of services, and access to public and private cloud ecosystems. “As the world’s largest pilots un- ion, we required a highly scalable solution optimised for both our business growth and evolving needs of our membership,” Rich- ard J. Harrell Director, Information Technology, Air Line Pilots As- sociation. “QTS is a recognised leader in hybrid colocation and has introduced unique portability of services that increases our infrastructure flexibility while de-risking our IT investment.” “ALPA is exemplary for its ability to serve a critical industry and its valued pilot members,” said Clint Heiden, Chief Revenue Officer, QTS. “We look forward to con- tinued collaboration on solutions that meet their business require- ments now and in the future.” Southern Company Names Vice President of Corporate Governance