Brix Named President and CEO of Georgia Transmission Corporation

14 September 1999
Brix Named President and CEO of Georgia Transmission Corporation
    ATLANTA, Sept. 14 -- The Georgia Transmission Corporation
(GTC) Board of Directors on Monday named Julian J. Brix as President and Chief
Executive Officer of the electric transmission cooperative.
    Brix, 59, succeeds Jack King, who resigned this month as CEO of Oglethorpe
Power Corporation (OPC), GTC, and Georgia System Operations Corporation
(GSOC).  This action by the GTC Board is the last major step in the planned
separation of the three companies as envisioned in the restructuring of OPC in
1997.
    "We are fortunate to have someone of  Brix's caliber in this position.  He
has proven his capability, vision and leadership during his tenure at GTC and
throughout his career," GTC Board Chairman Charles Fendley said.
    Before joining GTC as Chief Operating Officer in 1997, Brix served as
General Manager of Cooperative Power, a generation and transmission
cooperative in Minnesota.  His previous experience includes serving as General
Manager of Central Electric Power Cooperative in Missouri, Power Supply
Manager of Lincoln Electric System in Nebraska, and Systems Engineer of
Western Illinois Power Cooperative.  He was graduated in 1962 with a
bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Northwestern University.
    "I am privileged to serve as President and CEO on behalf of our 39 Member
Systems," Brix said.  "By focusing on our core mission, GTC can serve our
Member Systems as effectively as possible."
    GTC is a not-for-profit cooperative owned by 39 Electric Membership
Corporations (EMCs) in Georgia.  It owns approximately $776 million in assets,
including nearly 2,400 miles of transmission lines and 470 substations across
the state.
    GTC transmits electricity from power suppliers to power distributors, and
provides joint planning with the state's other major utilities to meet the
needs of Georgians for reliable electric service.  It is governed by an 11-
member board of directors.
    GTC was formed in 1997 when Oglethorpe Power, formerly an electric
generation and transmission cooperative, spun off the transmission and system
operations parts of the business.