Georgia Power on May 26, 2026, elected Beth Lowry to its board of directors, bringing the Holder Construction Company president and chief executive into the utility’s top corporate ranks as it plans for a bigger load ahead.
Lowry has spent more than three decades at Holder Construction, joining the Atlanta-based firm as an intern in 1994 and rising to lead a company now built around complex commercial work, including data centers, aviation, corporate offices, science and technology buildings, advanced manufacturing and adaptive reuse. Holder, founded in Atlanta in 1960, is a $10 billion construction services firm with offices nationwide, and Lowry now oversees its national enterprise across eight offices and projects in more than 15 states.
The appointment gives Georgia Power a director with direct experience in the same kinds of physical projects that have become central to the utility’s plans. Chief Executive Kim Greene said Georgia’s economy continues to expand as businesses of all sizes keep choosing the state, bringing jobs and revenue when they open or expand. She said the company is preparing for that growth by building new power plants and expanding transmission and distribution infrastructure, and said Lowry’s experience in construction and development would be valuable to customers and the company.
The timing matters because Georgia Power is describing a state in the middle of a steady buildout. The utility serves 2.8 million customers across all but four of Georgia’s 159 counties, and its next phase will depend on how quickly it can keep pace with new industrial, commercial and population demand. Lowry’s background suggests the board wants more firsthand knowledge of large-scale development as the company makes those decisions.
Lowry also brings a long record of civic and professional involvement in Atlanta and beyond. She currently serves on the boards of the Rotary Club of Atlanta, Georgia Research Alliance, Atlanta Police Foundation, CareerRise, Holy Innocents' Episcopal School, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. She previously served on the boards of the Latin American Association, Girls Inc. of Greater Atlanta and the U.S. Green Building Council, among others.
A graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in building construction, Lowry is also a member of the University of Florida M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Construction Hall of Fame. She was recognized by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as a Woman of Influence and was inducted into the YWCA Academy of Women Achievers. In 2022, she created the Lowry Family Scholarship at Kennesaw State University.
For Georgia Power, the choice points to a board being asked to think like a builder as much as a utility. The company is not simply forecasting growth; it is laying out the concrete, steel and transmission lines it says will be needed to meet it.
