Martin Bernard Davis — Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President at Southern Company

Mr. Martin Bernard Davis serves as the Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President at Southern Company Services, Inc. Mr. Davis serves as a Director of South State Corporation. He has been the Chief Information Officer and Executive Vice President of Southern Company since July 13, 2015. He has a nearly 30-year career in key enterprise information technology and security roles with Wells Fargo and Wachovia. He has 18-years banking experience. He served as an Executive Vice President and Head of Enterprise Technology Services, Technology & Operations at Wells Fargo & Company. He served as Corporate Chief Information Officer of Wells Fargo Corporation (formerly Wachovia Corporation) since February 10, 2003. He was accountable for the Chief Information Officer organization that oversees technology for the business units, including Capital Management, Corporate and Investment Banking, Retail, Shared Services and Wealth. He serves on the Board of Trustees at Winston-Salem State University and on the American Heart Association's Mid-Atlantic region board. He has been a Director of South State Corporation since May 13, 2016. He has been recognized as one of the 50 Most Important African-Americans in Technology by U.S. Black Engineers & Information Technology magazine and one of the 75 Most Powerful African-Americans in Corporate America by Black Enterprise. Mr. Davis earned a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Winston-Salem State University and is a Graduate of the Young Executives Institute and the Wachovia Executive Leadership Program at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.