CMS Energy Corp.

Thomas J. Webb is executive vice president and chief financial officer of CMS Energy and its principal subsidiary, Consumers Energy. He was named to this position in 2002. Webb also serves as chairman of the board of EnerBank USA, a nationwide provider of consumer loans. Before joining CMS Energy, Webb had been executive vice president and chief financial officer for Kellogg Co. since January 2000. At Kellogg, he helped drive the purchase of Keebler Co., the largest acquisition in Kellogg’s history. He led the financing effort for a $4.6 billion bond offering, the largest in the history of the consumer-branded industry. From 1996 to 1999, Webb was senior vice president, chief financial officer of Visteon, an $18 billion automotive components business with major production facilities in 30 countries. Webb began his career at Ford Motor Co. in 1977, holding increasingly responsible financial and managerial positions internationally for more than 22 years. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Business Administration in finance from George Mason University. He received the National Distinguished Service Award from the Boy Scouts of America. Webb and his wife, Donna, live in Richland, Mich., and are the parents of two daughters, Ashleigh and Lindsay, and a son, Tommy.

Daniel J. Malone is vice president of customer and energy operations services & safety for Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy. He was elected to the position in April 2009. Malone has overall responsibility for operations services, network services, gas transmission and storage, employee training and development, customer service operations and safety. Energy operations is responsible for operating and maintaining the electric and natural gas delivery systems that serve the utility’s customers. Customer operations is responsible for the company’s revenue recovery, customer services and energy optimization programs. Malone joined Consumers Energy in 1984 as a graduate health physicist in the radiological services department and has spent the majority of his career with the company. From 2001 to 2006, he held leadership positions with Nuclear Management Co., which operated Consumers Energy’s Palisades nuclear plant in Covert, Mich. In 2006, Malone rejoined Consumers Energy as manager of the equipment services department. Later the same year, he was named site business manager for the utility’s J.H. Campbell Generating Complex in Port Sheldon Township, west of Grand Rapids, Mich. Malone earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from Purdue University and holds a nuclear senior reactor operator certification. In 2008, he completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School.

Jackson L. Hanson (Jack) is vice president of generation engineering and services for Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy. He has overall responsibility for engineering, environmental, strategy and technical support for the utility’s generating units. He was named to this position in 2006. Hanson previously was plant business manager for Consumers Energy’s J.H. Campbell plant. Prior to that, Hanson was plant business manager for the company’s J.R. Whiting plant. He also served as chief of staff for the generation organization and has held leadership positions at the Palisades nuclear plant. During a break in service from 2000 to 2003, Hanson served in various senior management roles at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site. Hanson has a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Notre Dame and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy. Hanson left the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant after serving for five years prior to joining Consumers Energy in 1983.

James P. Pomaranski is vice president of generation construction for Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy. He is responsible for construction project management, major maintenance and emission reduction projects at company generating plants, and construction of new generation. He was named to this position in 2006. Pomaranski previously was executive project manager for Consumers Energy generation, where he led the effort to make more than $800 million in plant modifications required by the Clean Air Act. Prior to that, he served as maintenance manager and project engineering manager at Consumers Energy’s Palisades nuclear plant. Before joining Consumers Energy, Pomaranski worked in project controls at Townsend & Bottum. Pomaranski has a master’s degree in business administration from Grand Valley State University and a bachelor’s degree in construction engineering from Lawrence Institute of Technology. He is licensed by the state of Michigan as a professional engineer. He joined Consumers Energy in 1982.

James R. Coddington is the vice president of generation operations for Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, with overall responsibility for the operation of the company’s fossil-fueled and hydroelectric generating units. He was previously vice president of fossil operations, responsible for the utility’s coal- and oil-fired power plants, representing approximately two-thirds of its electric generating capacity. Prior to that position, Coddington was manager of fossil generation, accountable for the overall business management of 2,900 megawatts (MW) of baseload coal plants, 1,480 MW of oil and natural gas peaking units, and 400 MW of combustion turbine peaking capacity. From 1991 to 2001, he served as the director of the equipment services department. From 1985 to 1991, he was the general supervisor of the boiler and piping section. Coddington joined Consumers Energy in 1972 as a plant engineer and has worked through a series of increasingly responsible positions in the utility’s electric generating business. Coddington graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, and attended the University of Michigan’s public utility executive program. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. From 1992 to 2000, he served as an appointed member of the Michigan State Board of Boiler Rules. Coddington and his wife, Sandy, live in Whitehall, Mich.

Jon R. Robinson is vice president and deputy general counsel — utility law and regulation for Consumers Energy, with responsibility for all legal issues related to public utility law and regulation before the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the appellate courts. He was elected to the post in 2004. Robinson was previously assistant general counsel and was responsible for supervising legal work before the MPSC and FERC. He joined Consumers Energy in 1977, and left for private practice in 1983. He returned to the company in 1990. A graduate of Western Michigan University with a degree in economicsbusiness, Robinson earned his law degree from the University of Notre Dame. He is a member of the Jackson County, Mich., and American Bar Associations. Robinson and his wife, Julianne, live in Jackson and have two children.

Richard J. Ford is vice president of energy delivery for Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, and serves as president of CMS Engineering. He is responsible for the engineering and planning of the utility’s electric and natural gas assets. Ford was named to this position in 2008. Prior to his current position, Ford was the site business manager for Consumers Energy’s Karn/Weadock Generating Complex in Essexville, Mich. He also served as network services manager with statewide responsibilities for substation maintenance, operations and construction from 2002 to 2005. Before 2002, Ford held increasingly responsible engineering and management positions in the company’s electric system operations, electric transmission and distribution field operations, and generation areas. He joined the company in 1977 as a graduate engineer in the power resources and system planning department in Jackson, Mich. Ford graduated from Michigan Technological University with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering. He is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers and previously served on the board of the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce. Ford and his wife, Suzanne, live in Freeland, Mich.

Ronn J. Rasmussen is vice president of rates and regulation for Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy. He was named to the position in 2006. He previously was executive director of rates and business support for Consumers Energy’s gas and electric business units. He was responsible for managing the company’s regulatory strategy and rate case preparation and proceedings. In addition, he oversaw the company’s planning and budgeting process. Rasmussen also has held leadership positions in accounting, gas supply and rates. Rasmussen graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Ferris State University. He joined Consumers Energy in 1978.

Steven L. Phillips Board Member, has in-depth legal and international business development experience. Presently he serves as the Assistant General Counsel of CMS Energy, a multi billion-dollar global energy company. Since joining CMS in 1996 his primary responsibilities have been acquisition, development, financing and disposition of energy infrastructure companies and assets throughout Asia, Australia and the Middle East.

He served from 1999 until his retirement in 2000 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and continued as Chairman until February 2001 of OMNOVA Solutions Inc., a Fairlawn, Ohio-based developer, manufacturer, and marketer of emulsion polymers, specialty chemicals, and building products. He served from 1995 to 1999 as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of GenCorp. He is a director of TriState Capital Bank and TriState Capital Holdings, and lead independent director of A. Schulman, Inc. He has been a director of CMS Energy and of Consumers Energy since 1994.

He is Chairman of the Board of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy. He served from May of 2002 through September of 2004 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy. He served from 1988 until his retirement in 1999 as Executive Vice President of Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, a world-wide automotive manufacturer, and President of the Ford Financial Services Group. In addition, he served from 1997 to 1999 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Credit Company. He is a director of Korn/Ferry International, as well as a trustee of certain mutual funds in the JPMorgan family of mutual funds. He has been a director of CMS Energy and of Consumers Energy since 1993.

He has served since 1999 as President of Monahan Enterprises, LLC, a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan-based consulting firm. He was Chairman of Munder Capital Management, an investment management company, from October 1999 to December 2000 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Munder Capital from October 1999 until January 2000. Prior to that, he was President and a director of Comerica Bank from 1992 to 1999 and President and a director of Comerica Inc. from 1993 to 1999. He is a trustee of The Munder Funds, a director of Engineered Machined Products, Inc., as well as a member of the Boards of Trustees of Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, and the Children's Scholarship Fund. He has been a director of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy since December 2002.

Earl D. Holton is a member of the board of directors at Steelcase Inc., the global leader in the office furniture industry. Steelcase delivers a better work experience to its customers by providing products, services and insights into the ways people work. Its portfolio includes architecture, furniture and technology products. Earl joined the board of Steelcase Inc. in 1998 and served as chair of the board from 1999-2003. Since the 1950s, Earl has worked in operations and management positions at Meijer, Inc., a Grand Rapids-based corporation comprised of supercenter stores in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. He managed various stores, becoming store director in 1955, district director in 1960 and operations manager in 1961. Earl was appointed senior vice president in 1973 and named president in 1980. He retired from this position in 1999. Earl presently serves as lead director on the board of CMS Energy. Earl is a former chairman and current board member of Grand Rapids Economic Club, and a member of the Executive Committee of Frederik Meijer Gardens, the Right Place Committee and Grand Valley State University Foundation Board. He also serves as a trustee of the Steelcase Foundation and as vice chair of the Spectrum Health System Board. Earl's community activities have included past service as Trustee of Albion College and Grand Valley State University and as a director of Goodwill Industries. He has also served as general chairman of United Way of Kent County. In 1997, he was inducted into the Grand Rapids Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame and is a recipient of an honorary doctorate degree in business administration from Grand Valley State University. Earl and his wife, Donnalee, reside in the Grand Rapids area.

Mr. Way served as Chairman of Lear Corporation, a supplier of automotive interior systems and components, from 1988 to 2003, and has been affiliated with Lear Corporation and its predecessor companies for 36 years in engineering, manufacturing, and general management capacities. Mr. Way retired on January 1, 2003. Mr. Way is also a director of Comerica, Inc., CMS Energy Corporation, and Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc.

Merribel S. Ayres became a Director in January 2007. Ms. Ayres is President of Lighthouse Consulting Group, a privately held firm that provides government affairs and communication expertise, as well as management consulting and business development services, focusing primarily on energy and environmental policy. From 1988 to 1996, Ms. Ayres served as Chief Executive Officer of the National Independent Energy Producers, a Washington, DC, trade association representing the competitive power supply industry. Ms. Ayres is a member of the Aspen Institute Energy Policy Forum and the Deans Alumni Leadership Counsel of Harvard University s Kennedy School of Government. Ms. Ayres holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Bryn Mawr College, a post-graduate degree from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, and received advanced leadership training at Harvard University s Kennedy School of Government. In addition, Ms. Ayres is a Director of the United States Energy Association ( USEA ), and serves on the Board of Directors of CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE:CMS), a Michigan-based company that has as its primary business operations an electric and natural gas utility, natural gas pipeline systems, and independent power generation. Ms. Ayres is a member of the Compensation Committee.

Former Interim Dean of the School of Business Administration of Wayne State University, and retired Vice Chairman of Deloitte. Mr. Gabrys served for 42 years with Deloitte in public accounting serving a variety of publicly held companies, especially automotive manufacturing companies, financial services institutions and health care entities. He serves on the boards of La-Z-Boy Corporation, Massey Energy Company, Tri-Mas Corporation, The Detroit Institute of Arts, the Karmanos Cancer Institute, Michigan Venture Capital Fund, Detroit Regional Chamber, Alliance for a Safer Greater Detroit (Crime Stoppers) and Ave Maria University. He has been a director of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy since May 2005.