Utility Southern Co CFO Daniel Tucker to retire

July 11 (Reuters) - Utility Southern Co SO.N said on Friday Chief Financial Officer Daniel Tucker plans to retire from the company and will transition to a senior advisory role until his retirement on October 1.

Chief Accounting Officer David Poroch will succeed Tucker, effective July 31, the company said.

Tucker joined Southern Co in 1998 and was appointed CFO in September 2021. He was previously the utility's senior vice president and treasurer, executive vice president and CFO of units Southern Company Gas and Georgia Power, the company said.

Meanwhile, Poroch began his career with Southern Co in 2012, as vice president and chief audit executive of Southern Company Services. He was appointed as the accounting chief in 2023.

Southern Company is the second-largest utility by customer base in the U.S., supplying power in six states – Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia.