| John G. Russell |
John G. Russell's current jobs include being the Chairman at CMS Energy Corp. since 2016, an Independent Director at Consumers Energy Co. since 2010, an Independent Director at Hubbell, Inc. since 2011, and a Director at The Association of Edison Illuminating Cos., Inc., Michigan Virtual University, and Grand Valley University Foundation. His former jobs include being the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at NorthStar Clean Energy Co. from 2010 to 2012, Chairman at The Russell Family Foundation, and a Director at Grand Valley State University (Michigan), Edison Electric Institute, Inc., American Gas Association, Business Leaders For Michigan, Michigan Chamber of Commerce, and The Right Place, Inc. He also worked as a Principal at Meijer, Inc. in 1987. Mr. Russell obtained his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University in 1980. |
| Rejji P. Hayes |
Rejji P. Hayes is currently the Vice Chairman at Cranbrook Institute of Science and the Director at Amherst College. He is also the Chief Financial Officer, Director, and Executive VP at NorthStar Clean Energy Co. Additionally, he holds positions as a Director at The Detroit Zoological Society, Detroit Regional Chamber, Business Leaders For Michigan, Michigan Chamber of Commerce, and Independent Director at Fortive Corp. Mr. Hayes previously served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President at CMS Energy Corp. and Consumers Energy Co. He was also a Trustee at Cranbrook Educational Community. In his former roles, he was the Chairman at EnerBank USA, Director of Finance and Financial Strategy at Exelon Corp., Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions at Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, and Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President at ITC Holdings Corp. Mr. Hayes completed his undergraduate degree at Amherst College and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. |
| Brian F. Rich |
Brian F. Rich is currently the Chief Customer Officer & Senior Vice President at CMS Energy Corp. and Consumers Energy Co. He previously worked as the Senior Director-Customer Care Technology at Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Mr. Rich completed his undergraduate degree at George Washington University. |
| Melissa M. Gleespen |
Melissa M. Gleespen is currently working as the Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer & VP at CMS Energy Corp. since 2016 and at Consumers Energy Co. since 2013. She has a graduate degree from Northeastern University School of Law and an undergraduate degree from Harvard Extension School. |
| Scott McIntosh |
Scott McIntosh is currently the Chief Accounting Officer, VP-Tax & Controller at CMS Energy Corp., NorthStar Clean Energy Co., and Consumers Energy Co. He previously worked as a Tax Manager at Rehmann Group of Jackson. Mr. McIntosh received his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University and his graduate degree from Golden Gate University. |
| Tamara J. Faber |
Tamara J. Faber is currently the Director at the Michigan Council of Women In Technology. She is also the Chief Digital Officer & Vice President-Technology at CMS Energy Corp. and Consumers Energy Co. Her education includes an MBA from Michigan State University and an undergraduate degree from Western Michigan University. |
| Angela Thompkins |
Angela Thompkins is currently the Director-Michigan Chapter at the American Association of Blacks in Energy, Director at the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity & Inclusion, Director at The Triangle Foundation, Director at the Michigan Diversity Council, Chief Diversity Officer & Vice President at CMS Energy Corp., and Chief Diversity Officer & Vice President at Consumers Energy Co. She has an undergraduate degree from Eastern Michigan University and graduate degrees from The Thomas M. Cooley Law School and Wayne State University Law School. |
| LeeRoy Wells |
LeeRoy Wells is currently employed as the Senior Vice President-Operations at CMS Energy Corp. since 2020. He is also currently serving as the Senior Vice President-Gas Operations at Consumers Energy Co. since 2020. Prior to his current roles, Mr. Wells obtained a graduate degree from Lourdes University and an undergraduate degree from Michigan Technological University. |
| JIm G. Beechey |
JIm G. Beechey has held the following positions in his career: Chief Information Officer & VP-Security at Consumers Energy Co. since 2024, and Chief Information Officer & Vice President-IT at CMS Energy Corp. He has a graduate degree from SANS Technology Institute and an undergraduate degree from Northwood University (Michigan). |
| Garrick J. Rochow |
Garrick J. Rochow is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at CMS Energy Corp. He is also the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Consumers Energy Co. Additionally, he serves as the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at NorthStar Clean Energy Co. In terms of education, Mr. Rochow completed his undergraduate degree at Michigan Technological University. He also holds an MBA from Western Michigan University. |
| Ronald J. Tanski |
Ronald J. Tanski is currently an Independent Director at CMS Energy Corp., Consumers Energy Co., National Fuel Gas Co., and Invest Buffalo Niagara, Inc. He previously served as Chairman at Seneca Resources Co. LLC and National Fuel Gas Midstream Co. LLC. He also held positions as a Director at the American Gas Association and the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America. From 1997 to 2010, he was the Secretary & Treasurer at Horizon Energy Development, Inc. He was also the President of National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. from 2008 to 2010 and the President of National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. from 2006 to 2008. Additionally, he served as the Treasurer & Senior Vice President-Distribution at National Fuel Resources, Inc. from 2006 to 2008. Mr. Tanski has also held positions at Empire Pipeline, Inc., Buffalo Museum of Science, and Empire Exploration, Inc. He obtained his undergraduate and MBA degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his graduate degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School. |
| Kurt L. Darrow |
Kurt L. Darrow is currently the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Kincaid Furniture Co., Inc. He is also the Non-Executive Chairman at La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries and the Chairman of American Home Furnishings Alliance, Inc. Additionally, he serves as the Vice Chairman of Mercy Memorial Hospital Corp. and as an Independent Director at CMS Energy Corp. and Consumers Energy Co. He is the President, Secretary, Treasurer & VP of Edlon, Inc. and a Trustee at Promedica, Inc. Formerly, Mr. Darrow held the positions of Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at La-Z-Boy Casegoods, Inc. and Non-Executive Chairman at La-Z-Boy, Inc. He was also the Vice Chairman of ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital and a Trustee at Adrian College. He was a Member of Business Leaders For Michigan. Mr. Darrow obtained his undergraduate degree from Adrian College in 1977. |
| Ralph Izzo |
Ralph Izzo is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Bergen Record Corp., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of PSEG Resources LLC, Chairman of New Jersey After 3, Inc., Chairman of The Drumthwacket Foundation, Inc., Independent Director of CMS Energy Corp., Independent Director of Consumers Energy Co., Independent Director of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Director of Ceres, Director of Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd., Director of Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, Inc., Director of New Jersey Utilities Association, Inc., Director of New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc., Director of New Jersey Performing Arts Center Corp., Director of Center for Energy Workforce Development, Director of Liberty Science Center, Director of TerraPower LLC, Independent Director of Ovintiv, Inc., Director of Community Foodbank of New Jersey, Trustee of The College of New Jersey, Member-Governors Board of Argonne National Laboratory, Member of The Council on Competitiveness, and Trustee of NJN Foundation, The Peddie School, Inc., and Andlinger Center for Energy & the Environment. He previously held positions as the Executive Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Public Service Electric & Gas Co., Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of PSEG Services Corp., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of PSEG Power LLC, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of PSEG Energy Holdings LLC, and Executive Chairman of Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. He was also the Chairman-Board of Governors of Rutgers State University of New Jersey. Dr. Izzo has a doctorate degree from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York and an MBA degree from Rutgers Business School. |
| Myrna M. Soto |
Myrna M. Soto is the founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Apogee Executive Advisors LLC, which was founded in 2021. She is currently serving as an Independent Director at CMS Energy Corp., Consumers Energy Co., Popular, Inc., TriNet Group, Inc., Spirit Airlines, Inc., Vectra AI, Inc., Headspace, Inc., Huntress Labs, Inc., Popular Bank (New York), ThycoticCentrify Aggregation LP, Headspace Health, and TPG Capital LLC. She is also a Member-Communications Security at the Federal Communications Commission and an Advisor at ForgePoint Capital Management LLC. Ms. Soto has held former positions as Vice Chairman at the Hispanic Information Technology Executives Council, Director at Delinea Corp., VP, Chief Information Security Officer & CIO at MGM Resorts International from 2004 to 2009, Senior Vice President at Comcast Cable Communications LLC, Chief Strategy & Trust Officer at Forcepoint LLC from 2020 to 2021, Advisory Board Member at Ginger.io, Inc. in 2021, Chief Information Security Officer & Senior VP at Comcast Corp. from 2009 to 2018, Trustee at Cabrini University, Vice President & CIO at BroadSpire, Inc. from 2002 to 2004, Advisor at Bay Dynamics, Inc. from 2015 to 2019, and Chief Operating Officer & Partner at Digital Hands LLC from 2019 to 2020. Ms. Soto has an undergraduate degree from Florida International University and graduate degrees, including an MBA, from Nova Southeastern University, Inc. |
| Laura H. Wright |
Laura H. Wright is the founder of GSB Advisory LLC, which was founded in 2012. She held the title of Member at GSB Advisory LLC from 2012 to 2020. Ms. Wright currently holds the position of Vice Chairman-Regents Board at the University of North Texas. She is also Vice Chairman at Unt System. Additionally, she serves as an Independent Director at CMS Energy Corp., Consumers Energy Co., Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., SRI International, TE Connectivity Ltd., Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., TE Connectivity Corp., Joby Aviation, Inc., and is a Member of The Financial Executives Institute, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, National Association of Corporate Directors, and North Texas CFO Forum. Ms. Wright has previously worked as a Director at Daseke, Inc. She was the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Senior VP at Southwest Airlines Co. from 1988 to 2012. She also served as an Independent Trustee at Pebblebrook Hotel Trust from 2009 to 2019. Prior to that, she worked as a Tax Manager at Arthur Young & Co. and was a Member-Supervisory Board at TE Connectivity Germany GmbH. Ms. Wright completed her undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of North Texas in 1981 and 1982, respectively. |
| Suzanne F. Shank |
Suzanne F. Shank is the founder and currently holds the position of President & Chief Executive Officer at Siebert Williams Shank & Co. LLC, which was founded in 1996. She is also the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Shank Williams Cisneros LLC, founded in 1996, and the Chairwoman & Chief Executive Officer at Siebert Williams Shank & Co. LLC, founded in 2019. In addition to her founding positions, Ms. Shank currently serves as the Chairman of The Skillman Foundation. She is also an Independent Director at CMS Energy Corp., Consumers Energy Co., White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd., and Rocket Cos., Inc. She holds the position of Director at The Partnership for New York City, Inc., Invest Detroit, and Global Poverty Project, Inc. Furthermore, Ms. Shank is a Trustee at Spelman College and a Member of The International Women's Forum. She also serves as a Trustee at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Shank has previously held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Siebert Financial Corp. from 2013 to 2015. She was also the Chief Executive Officer at Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. Ms. Shank has served as a Director at Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association, Inc., The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Regional Chamber, and Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. From 2017 to 2021, she was an Independent Director at American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc. Ms. Shank is also a Trustee at Citizens Budget Commission, Inc.Ms. Shank completed her undergraduate studies at Georgia Institute of Technology and holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
| John G. Sznewajs |
John G. Sznewajs is currently an Independent Director at CMS Energy Corp., an Independent Director at Consumers Energy Co., the Chief Financial Officer & Director at BEHR Process Corp., the Treasurer & Director at BrassCraft Manufacturing Co., a Treasurer & Director at The Detroit Zoological Society, a Director at Teach For America Detroit, and a Partner & Co-head of Industrials at Shore Capital Partners LLC. Previously, he held positions as the President, Treasurer & Director at Masco Framing Corp., a Director at C.H.I. Overhead Doors LLC, the Chief Financial Officer & Vice President at Masco Corp., and the President & Treasurer at TopBuild Corp. He also served as a Trustee at The Roeper School. Mr. Sznewajs obtained an MBA from The University of Chicago in 1996 and an undergraduate degree from Kalamazoo College in 1989. |
| Deborah H. Butler |
Deborah H. Butler is currently the Chairman at Patriot Rail Co. LLC, an Independent Director at CMS Energy Corp., an Independent Director at Consumers Energy Co., a Director at Patriot Port Holdings LLC, and an Independent Member at Ports America, Inc. She previously served as the Chairman at Thoroughbred Technology & Telecommunications LLC, a Director at TTX Co., the Chief Information Officer & Executive VP-Planning at Norfolk Southern Corp., and the Chief Infrastructure Officer & Vice President at Comcast Corp. Ms. Butler completed her undergraduate degree at Agnes Scott College. |
| Jon E. Barfield |
Jon E. Barfield currently works at LJ Holdings Investment Co. LLC, as President & Chief Executive Officer, CMS Energy Corp., as Independent Director from 2005, Consumers Energy Co., as Independent Director from 2005, Kettering University, as Director, Boy Scouts of America, as Member-National Executive Board, and Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, as Trustee. Mr. Barfield also formerly worked at The Bartech Group, Inc., as Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer from 1981 to 2012, BMC Software, Inc., as Lead Independent Director, Dow Jones & Co., Inc., as Director from 2006 to 2007, National City Corp., as Director from 1998 to 2008, Tecumseh Products Co. LLC, as Director, Granite Broadcasting Corp., as Director, Motorola SpinCo Holdings Corp., as Director, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Michigan, as Director, Business Leaders For Michigan, as Director, New Detroit, Inc., as Director, Good Technology Corp., as Director, Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc., as Director, Princeton University, as Trustee, and National Technical Services Association, as President. Mr. Barfield received his undergraduate degree in 1974 from Princeton University and graduate degree in 1977 from Harvard Law School. |
| William D. Harvey |
William D. Harvey is currently an Independent Director at CMS Energy Corp., an Independent Director at Consumers Energy Co., and the General Partner at Shade Tree Investments Ltd. Previously, he held the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Interstate Power & Light Co., Wisconsin Power & Light Co., and Alliant Energy Resources LLC. He also served as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Alliant Energy Corp. and as a Director at American Transmission Co. LLC. Additionally, he has held director positions at Sentry Insurance Co., Edison Electric Institute, Inc., American Gas Association, and Alliant Energy Foundation, Inc. Earlier in his career, he worked as the General Counsel at Wheeler Van Sickle & Anderson SC. Mr. Harvey obtained his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin in 1974. |
