COMPANY

Michigan electrical provider, with 1.7M customers.

Founded 1910 as Consumers Power Company. Reorganized 1987 as CMS Energy.

Official Website:
http://www.cmsenergy.com/

Industry:
Energy

Ticker:
NYSE:CMS

Corporate headquarters:
Jackson, MI

Sales:
$5.4B (2004)

Employees:
8600 (2004)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
David W. Joos	Business	c. 1952		CEO of CMS Energy
William T. McCormick, Jr.	Business	c. 1944		CEO of CMS Energy, 1985-2002
Michael G. Morris	Business	c. 1947		CEO of American Electric Power
Joseph F. Paquette, Jr.	Business	c. 1934		CEO of PECO Energy, 1988-95
Kenneth Whipple	Business	1934		Retired Ford Motor executive

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Merribel S. Ayres	Business	c. 1951		Lighthouse Consulting Group
Jon E. Barfield	Business	c. 1952		Chairman of Bartech Group
Richard M. Gabrys	Business	c. 1942		Deloitte & Touche
David W. Joos	Business	c. 1952		CEO of CMS Energy
Philip R. Lochner, Jr.	Business	c. 1942		Senior VP at Time Warner, 1991-98
Michael T. Monahan	Business	c. 1939		President of Comerica, 1993-99
Joseph F. Paquette, Jr.	Business	c. 1934		CEO of PECO Energy, 1988-95
Percy A. Pierre	Educator	3-Jan-1939		President, Prairie View A&M University, 1983-89
Kenneth L. Way	Business	c. 1939		CEO of Lear, 1988-2000
Kenneth Whipple	Business	1934		Retired Ford Motor executive
John B. Yasinsky	Business	c. 1939		CEO of OMNOVA Solutions, 1999-2000

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
James J. Duderstadt	Educator	5-Dec-1942		President, University of Michigan, 1988-96
William T. McCormick, Jr.	Business	c. 1944		CEO of CMS Energy, 1985-2002
William U. Parfet	Business	c. 1947		MPI Research

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