The Alabama Legislature recently confirmed the appointment of Leroy Nix to the University of Montevallo Board of Trustees.

Nix, the manager of corporate and constituent affairs at Alabama Power’s corporate headquarters in Birmingham, promotes the company’s legislative and regulatory agenda in Alabama and Washington, D.C.

In this capacity, he works closely with elected officials, community leaders and stakeholder groups at both the state and national levels on issues related to energy and environmental policy. Nix also serves as the liaison between Alabama Power and its wholesale customers, which represent five percent of the company’s revenue.

Nix is a 2003 graduate of the University of Montevallo where he received a bachelor’s degree in political science. He went on to earn his J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law.

Birmingham Business Journal