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'I couldn't have made a better choice' - Pedro Cherry speaks to Auburn football team

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AUBURN, Ala. - If you walk into Pedro Cherry’s office at Georgia Power, the first thing you’ll see is the Auburn Creed.

“I read that every day,” Cherry told Auburn’s football team this week. “It’s powerful.”

Cherry, an Auburn receiver from 1989-1991, recently received a promotion to executive vice president, leading Georgia Power’s Customer Service & Operations organization.

At Gus Malzahn’s invitation, Cherry spoke to the Tigers for 20 minutes about leadership, emphasizing the importance of partnerships, perseverance and purpose.

“If you exhibit influence, you’re a leader,” he said.