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Market Cap:$3.2B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$6.8B
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CMS Energy Corporation is involved in natural gas transmission, storage, and processing, as well as power production and energy services. It is a holding company operating through two subsidiaries and in three segments: Electric Utility, Gas Utility, and Enterprises. Through its Enterprise segment, it operates diversified energy businesses including independent power production, natural gas transmission, storage, and processing and energy services. The company has revenues of $6.2 billion and employs 8,700 workers.

President & CEO
David W. Joos
Number of Employees 7,970
Contact Information

One Energy Plaza

Jackson, Michigan 49201

www.cmsenergy.c...

(517) 788-0550

NAICS Code Other Electric Power Generation: 221119

Recent Events

  • BMO Capital Markets Corp. raises CMS Energy Corp. to 'outperform'

    11/17/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • BMO Capital Upgrades CMS Energy CMS to Outperform

    11/17/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • CMS Energy's Utility Unit, Consumers Energy, Declares Quarterly Dividends on Preferred Stock

    11/16/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Chevron Net Drops 51%; Aon Corp Net Up

    10/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • DTE Energy Q2 Profit Surges; Backs FY09 Outlook

    7/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • BRIEF-CMS Energy and Consumers Energy name new board member

    7/01/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
David W. Joos President & CEO
John G. Russell President & COO, Consumers Energy
Thomas W. Elward President, Cms Enterprises
David G. Mengebier Chief Compliance Officer
Glenn P. Barba Chief Accounting Officer
Joseph P. Tomasik Chief Development Officer & Vice President
Michael Shore Chief Risk Officer
Thomas J. Webb CFO & Executive Vice President
Frank Johnson Senior Vice President of Consumers
James E. Brunner Senior Vice President and General Counsel
John F. Drake Senior Vice President of Enterprises
John L. Drake Senior Vice President
John M. Butler Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administrative Services
Paul N. Preketes Senior Vice President of Consumers
Robert A. Fenech Senior Vice President of Consumers
Robert Bond Senior Vice President, Marketing
William E. Garrity Senior Vice President of Consumers
Belinda Foxworth Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
Carol Isles Vice President & Controller, CMS Enterprises
Catherine M. Reynolds Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Daniel J. Malone Vice President of Consumers Energy Company
Jackson L. Hanson Vice President of Consumers Energy Company
James P. Pomaranski Vice President of Consumers Energy Company
James R. Coddington Vice President of Consumers Energy Company
Jon R. Robinson Vice President of Consumers Energy Company
Laura L. Mountcastle Vice President, Investor Relations
M. Clifford Lawrenson Vice President, Financial Advisory Services & Strategic Planning, CMS Enterprises
Michael VanHemert General Counsel, Vice President & Secretary
Richard J. Ford Vice President of Consumers Energy Company
Ronn J. Rasmussen Vice President of Consumers Energy Company
Sharon A McIlnay Vice President and General Counsel, CMS Enterprises
Susan C. Swan Vice President, Customer Operations
Theodore J. Vogel Vice President, Tax Counsel
Thomas A. Miller Vice President, Business Analysis, CMS Gas Transmission
William H. Stephens Vice President, CMS Enterprises
Richard A. Matteson Director, Corp Communications
Paul A. Stadnikia Treasurer, Consumers Energy
Steven L. Phillips Assistant General Counsel
Vanna Halladay Investor Relations Analyst
Earl D. Holton Director
Merribel S Ayres Director
Percy A. Pierre Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
John B. Yasinsky Compensation & Human Resources Committee Chairman
Joseph F. Paquette Governance & Public Responsibility Committee Chairman
Kenneth Whipple Chairman
Michael T. Monahan Audit Committee Chairman
John M. Deutch Board Member
Jon E. Barfield Board of Directors
Kenneth L. Way Board of Directors
Philip R. Lochner Board of Directors
Richard M. Gabrys Board of Directors
S. Kinnie Smith Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
CMS Energy Corporation President & CEO Current
Nuclear Management Company, LLC Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
CMS Energy Corporation Member of the Board of Directors Current
CMS Energy Corporation Board of Directors Current
Steelcase Inc. Board of Directors Current
CMS Energy Corporation Vice President Former
Iowa State University Master of Science Degree In Nuclear Engineering Former
Iowa State University Bachelor of Science Degree In Engineering Science Former
Harvard Business School Program for Management Development Former

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CMS Energy Corporation President & COO, Consumers Energy Current

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CMS Energy Corporation President, Cms Enterprises Current
CMS Generation Co. Chief Executive Officer Former
CMS Generation Co. President Former
CMS Energy Corporation Coo, Cms Enterprises Former
CMS Generation Co. Vice President Former
University of Illinois Master of Science In Nuclear Engineering Former
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Bachelor of Science In Chemical Engineering Former
Harvard Business School Program for Management Development Former

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CMS Energy Corporation Chief Compliance Officer Current
Council of Great Lakes Industries Board of Directors Current
Michigan Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors Current
CMS Energy Corporation Senior Vice President, Governmental and Public Affairs, Community Services Former
CMS Energy Corporation Executive Director of Federal Governmental Affairs Former
CMS Energy Corporation Director of Federal Governmental Affairs Former
US House of Representatives Associate Staff, Committee on Appropriations Former
University of Michigan MBA Former
Michigan State University Bachelor of Arts Degree Former

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CMS Energy Corporation Chief Accounting Officer Current
The Michigan Association of Cpas Member Current
CMS Energy Corporation Vice President Former
CMS Generation Co. Controller Former
CMS Energy Corporation Controller Former
University of Michigan Master’S Degree In Accounting Former
University of Michigan Bachelor’S Degree In Business Administration Former

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Cms Enterprises Inc Chief Development Officer Current
CMS Energy Corporation Chief Development Officer & Vice President Current
Cms Enterprises Inc Vice President Former
CMS Generation Co. Vice President of Business Development Former
CMS Energy Corporation Director of Financial Planning Former
University of Michigan MBA Former
University of Michigan Bachelor of Science In Electrical Engineering Former

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CMS Energy Corporation Chief Risk Officer Current
CMS Energy Corporation Vice President Former
Central Michigan University Bachelor of Science Degree Former

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.

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CMS Energy Corporation CFO & Executive Vice President Current

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CMS Energy Corporation Senior Vice President of Consumers Current

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CMS Energy Corporation Senior Vice President and General Counsel Current

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CMS Energy Corporation Senior Vice President of Enterprises Current

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CMS Energy Corporation Senior Vice President Current

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CMS Energy Corporation Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administrative Services Current

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CMS Energy Corporation Senior Vice President of Consumers Current

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CMS Energy Corporation Senior Vice President of Consumers Current

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CMS Energy Corporation Senior Vice President, Marketing Current

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CMS Energy Corporation Senior Vice President of Consumers Current

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CMS Energy Corporation Vice President & Deputy General Counsel Current
CMS Generation Co. General Counsel Former

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CMS Energy Corporation Vice President & Controller, CMS Enterprises Current

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CMS Energy Corporation Vice President and Corporate Secretary Current

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.

Organization Position Status
CMS Energy Corporation Vice President of Consumers Energy Company Current
Nuclear Management Company, LLC Vice President, Nuclear Operations Former

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.

Organization Position Status
CMS Energy Corporation Vice President of Consumers Energy Company Current

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.

Organization Position Status
CMS Energy Corporation Vice President of Consumers Energy Company Current

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.

Organization Position Status
CMS Energy Corporation Vice President of Consumers Energy Company Current

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.

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CMS Energy Corporation Vice President of Consumers Energy Company Current

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CMS Energy Corporation Vice President, Investor Relations Current
CMS Energy Corporation Treasurer Current

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CMS Energy Corporation Vice President, Financial Advisory Services & Strategic Planning, CMS Enterprises Current

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CMS Energy Corporation General Counsel, Vice President & Secretary Current

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.

Organization Position Status
CMS Energy Corporation Vice President of Consumers Energy Company Current

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.

Organization Position Status
CMS Energy Corporation Vice President of Consumers Energy Company Current

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CMS Energy Corporation Vice President and General Counsel, CMS Enterprises Current

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CMS Energy Corporation Vice President, Customer Operations Current

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CMS Energy Corporation Vice President, Tax Counsel Current

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CMS Energy Corporation Vice President, Business Analysis, CMS Gas Transmission Current

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CMS Energy Corporation Vice President, CMS Enterprises Current

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CMS Energy Corporation Director, Corp Communications Current
CMS Energy Corporation Director, Corp Communications Former

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CMS Energy Corporation Treasurer, Consumers Energy Current

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.

Organization Position Status
CMS Energy Corporation Assistant General Counsel Current
Q Comm International, Inc. Board Member Former

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CMS Energy Corporation Investor Relations Analyst Current

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.

Organization Position Status
CMS Energy Corporation Compensation & Human Resources Committee Chairman Current
A. Schulman, Inc. Board of Directors Current
CMS Energy Corporation Governance & Public Responsibilty Committee Member Current
OMNOVA Solutions Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
GenCorp Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
GenCorp Inc. President Former
OMNOVA Solutions Inc. developer Former
GenCorp Inc. Chairman Former
OMNOVA Solutions Inc. Chairman Former
CMS Energy Corporation Director Former

Organization Position Status
CMS Energy Corporation Governance & Public Responsibility Committee Chairman Current
USEC Inc. Director Current
Megatons to Megawatts Program Director Current
American Centrifuge Board of Directors Current
CMS Energy Corporation Board of Directors Current
CMS Energy Corporation Executive Committee Member Current
Megatons to Megawatts Program Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Peco Energy Company Former
American Centrifuge Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Peco Energy Company Former
PECO Energy Company Chief Executive Officer Former
Consumers Power, Inc President Former
Consumers Power, Inc Cfo Former
USEC Inc. Chairman Current
Edison Electric Institute chairman Former

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.

Organization Position Status
CMS Energy Corporation Chairman Current
Korn/Ferry International Chairman Current
Korn/Ferry International Board of Directors Current
CMS Energy Corporation CEO Former
Ford Financial Services, Inc. President Former
Sterling Capital Partners Former
Volvo Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology BA in business and engineering Former

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.

Organization Position Status
CMS Energy Corporation Audit Committee Chairman Current
CMS Energy Corporation Executive Committee Member Current
Comerica Incorporated President Former
Munder Capital Management Chairman Former
Guilford Mills, Inc. Chairman Former
CMS Energy Corporation Director Former
Guilford Mills, Inc. Director Former
Comerica Incorporated Director Former

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.

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Albion College Trustee Current
Steelcase Inc. Trustee Current
CMS Energy Corporation Director Current
Meijer, Inc. Vice Chairman , Board of Directors Current
Steelcase Inc. Board of Directors Current
Meijer, Inc. President Former
CMS Energy Corporation Lead Director Former
Steelcase Inc. Chairman of the Board Former
Grand Valley State University Doctorate Degree In Business Administration Former

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor of Chemistry Current
Massachusetts Institute Institute Prof Current
Visions for Tomorrow Current
Raytheon Company Board of Directors Current
Cummins, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cheniere Energy, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Surface Logix, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Citigroup Inc. Board of Directors Current
CMS Energy Corporation Board Member Current
Axiom Venture Advisors, Inc. Advisory Board Member Current
Central Intelligence Agency Director of Central Intelligence Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Director of Science Former
Energy Research Company Director Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology B.S. in chemical engineering and Ph Former

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The Bartech Group Chief Executive Officer Current
BMC Software, Inc. Director Independent Current
The Bartech Group Chairman Current
Tecumseh Products Company Board of Directors Current
National City Corporation Board of Directors Current
CMS Energy Corporation Board of Directors Current
The Henry Ford Board of Trustees Current
BMC Software, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Bartech Group President Former
Barfield Manufacturing Company President Former
Granite Broadcasting Corporation Board of Directors Former
Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Michigan Board of Directors Former

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.

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WESCO International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
CMS Energy Corporation Board of Directors Current
Comerica Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Lear Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
WESCO International, Inc. Director of Comerica Inc Former
Comerica Incorporated Director Former
Lear Corporation Chairman Former

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.

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Lighthouse Consulting Group President Current
CMS Energy Corporation Director Current
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. Director Current
Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. Board of Directors Current
CMS Energy Corporation Governance & Public Responsibility Committee Member Current
Trinity College Graduate Degree Former
Bryn Mawr College B.A. In English Literature Former
Harvard University Former

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Hampshire College Board of Directors Current
CMS Energy Corporation Director Current
University of Notre Dame Board of Directors Current
CMS Energy Corporation Finance & Pension Committee Member Current
Michigan State University Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies Former

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Coram Healthcare Corporation Senior Vice President, Administration Current
Coram Healthcare Corporation Board of Directors Current
Crane Co. Director Current
Apria Healthcare Group Inc. Board of Directors Current
CLARCOR, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Apria Board of Directors Current
Solutia Inc. Board of Directors Current
CMS Energy Corporation Board of Directors Current
Time Warner Inc. Chief Administrative Officer Former
Time Warner Inc. Senior Vice President, Administration Former
Adelphia Communications Corporation Board of Directors Former
GTECH Holdings Corporation Board of Directors Former
Monster Worldwide, Inc. Board of Directors Former

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.

Organization Position Status
CMS Energy Corporation Board of Directors Current
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu vice chairman Former

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CMS Energy Corporation Board of Directors Current

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     CMS $14.09 +0.04 (0.28% )
Average Volume 3,899,770
Shares Outstanding 229.61M
Market Cap 3.2B
Year High 15.14
Year Low 9.12
Earnings Per Share 1.07
P/E Ratio 13.17
Dividend 0.50
Yield 3.55
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