Leadership Team
Stephen Kuczynski
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Steve Kuczynski is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Southern Nuclear, located in Birmingham, Alabama. In this role, he is responsible for all operations of Southern Company’s six nuclear reactors at plants Farley, Hatch and Vogtle. He is also responsible for new nuclear development initiatives, including the construction of Plant Vogtle units 3&4 near Augusta, Georgia. He was elected chairman, president and CEO, effective July 11, 2011.
Peter (Pete) P. Sena III
Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer
Peter (Pete) P. Sena III was appointed executive vice president and chief nuclear officer (CNO) of Southern Nuclear in July 2019. Prior to joining Southern Nuclear, he served as president and CNO of PSEG Nuclear beginning in March 2016. During his tenure, PSEG Nuclear’s Hope Creek and Salem 1 nuclear generating stations both completed the first breaker-to-breaker runs in their operating history. Hope Creek also returned to the INPO excellence category in 2018.
Cheryl W. Brakefield
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Cheryl W. Brakefield is vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer for Southern Nuclear. In this role, Brakefield leads the organization in the development, coordination, management and communication of all financial and business operations matters at Southern Nuclear. She is a member of the Southern Nuclear management council.
Richard Libra
Senior Vice President, Operations
Richard Libra joined Southern Nuclear as senior vice president of Operations in October 2019, bringing with him more than 35 years of experience in the commercial nuclear power industry. His extensive background includes expertise with both boiling water reactors (BWR) and pressurized water reactors (PWR), and his efforts have led to five consecutive INPO excellence awards at two separate plants.
Earl Berry
Vice President of Engineering
Earl Berry serves as the Vice President of Engineering, where he supports the fleet’s work to improve equipment reliability and helps grow its technical leadership. Prior to this role, Earl served as the Fleet Governance and Oversight General Manager, the Plant Vogtle 1&2 Organizational Effectiveness Manager and in other capacities, including Work Management Director and Engineering Director.
Shane Camp
Vice President of Human Resources
Shane Camp is vice president of human resources for Southern Nuclear. In this role, he oversees employee relations, talent management, talent acquisition, medical and fitness for duty services, labor relations and communications. He is a member of the Southern Nuclear management council.
Ho Nieh
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs
Ho Nieh was appointed vice president of regulatory affairs at Southern Nuclear in September 2021. Nieh oversees the company’s licensing and regulatory strategy. His additional responsibilities include oversight of fleet environmental, security and emergency planning as well as nuclear development support.
Millicent W. Ronnlund
Vice President of General Counsel & Compliance Officer
Millicent W. Ronnlund is vice president, general counsel and compliance officer. In this role, she represents Southern Nuclear and is responsible for its compliance and concerns organizations. She is a member of the Southern Nuclear management council.
Charles Kharrl
Vice President of Operations Support
Chuck Kharrl is vice president of operations support at Southern Nuclear, leading the governance and oversight, refueling and capital projects organizations. He previously served as the site vice president at the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant.
Delson Erb
Site Vice President of Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant
Delson Erb is site vice president of Plant Farley. Since joining Plant Farley in 2017, he has served as plant manager, operations director, work management director and assistant maintenance director.
Johnny Weissinger
Site Vice President of Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Power Plant
Johnny Weissinger joined SNC and Plant Hatch as Plant Manager in June 2020. Prior to that, he served as site engineering director at Clinton Power Station. His experience at Oyster Creek Generating Station and Limerick Generating Station includes operations director and Chemistry director; he earned his Senior Reactor Operator (SRO) license while at Limerick.
Edwin (Sonny) D. Dean
Site Vice President of Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 1 & 2
Sonny Dean became site vice president of Vogtle Units 1&2 in July 2022, following three years as Site VP at Plant Hatch. Prior to that he served as Southern Nuclear’s Fleet Organizational Effectiveness corporate functional area manager in the Governance and Oversight organization.
Glen Chick
Site Vice President of Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 & 4
Glen Chick is site vice president of Vogtle 3&4, a position he assumed in 2019. Chick joined Southern Nuclear in 2018 as project director for Vogtle 3&4. He was later promoted to vice president, then senior vice president, of construction for the project.
Bradley (Brad) J. Adams
Technical Compliance Vice President of Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 & 4
Brad Adams is vice president of technical compliance at Plant Vogtle, Units 3 & 4. Prior to this role, Brad served as engineering vice president for Southern Nuclear Operating Company. He is a member of the Southern Nuclear management council.
John Williams
Vice President of Business Operations
John B. Williams is vice president of business operations for Southern Nuclear Plants Vogtle 3&4. In this role, he oversees project controls, budgeting and reporting, risk management and commercial analysis. He has served in leadership positions throughout the Southern Nuclear organization, including Plant Hatch engineering director, Nuclear Fuel and analysis director and Interim engineering vice president.