PR Newswire·Mar 4, 2026, 11:00 AM ET

Mississippi Power names Meridian native Fredie Carmichael vice president of Customer Solutions and Corporate Communications

Mississippi Power's board elected Fredie Carmichael as vice president of Customer Solutions and Corporate Communications effective March 16, 2026.
Carmichael will serve on the company's management council and oversee marketing, energy efficiency, lighting, customer service teams, and communications.
He brings over 26 years of experience, most recently serving as vice president of Corporate Affairs at Georgia Power.
Prior to his current role, Carmichael was vice president of Corporate Communication at Southern Company Gas and joined Southern Company in 2013 at Mississippi Power.
His career began in journalism as a reporter in Mississippi and Florida before he served as executive editor of The Meridian Star.
He later worked as a regional economic development manager at the Mississippi Development Authority.
Carmichael holds a communications degree from Mississippi State University, completed the True South Economic Development Program at The University of Southern Mississippi, and graduated from the Executive Leadership Program at Cornell University.
He has served as founding chairman of Young Professionals of Meridian, on the Lauderdale County Board of Education, and on Meridian Mayor Percy Bland's inaugural transition team.
Carmichael is a native of Lauderdale County, married to Dr. Susan Carmichael, and has three children.
Mississippi Power is a Southern Company subsidiary serving nearly 194,000 customers in 23 southeast Mississippi counties.