People: CMS Energy Corp (CMS)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
David Joos	60	2010	Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
John Russell	55	2010	President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Thomas Webb	60	2002	Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
David Mengebier	55	2006	Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer
James Brunner	60	2006	Senior Vice President, General Counsel
John Butler	48	2006	Senior Vice President
Glenn Barba	47	2003	Vice President, Controller, Chief Accounting Officer
Laura Wright		2013	Director
Merribel Ayres	60	2004	Independent Director
Jon Barfield	61	2005	Independent Director
Stephen Ewing	69	2009	Independent Director
Richard Gabrys	71	2005	Independent Director
William Harvey	64	2012	Independent Director
Philip Lochner	70	2007	Presiding Independent Director
Michael Monahan	74	2002	Independent Director
Kenneth Way	73	1998	Independent Director
John Yasinsky	73	1994	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
David Joos	Mr. David W. Joos is Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of CMS Energy Corp. He served from October 2004 to May 2010 as president and chief executive officer of CMS Energy and chief executive officer of Consumers Energy. Prior to that, he served from 2001 to 2004 as president and chief operating officer of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy; from 2000 to 2001 as executive vice president and chief operating officer — electric of CMS Energy; and from 1997 to 2000 as president and chief executive officer — electric of Consumers Energy. He is a director of Steelcase, Inc. and AECOM Technology Corporation. He has been a director of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy since 2001. Mr. Joos holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering science and a master’s degree in nuclear engineering from Iowa State University, and completed the Harvard Business School Program for Management Development in 1989. He has worked in the nuclear power industry. He also currently serves on the board and executive committee of Business Leaders for Michigan.
John Russell	Mr. John G. Russell is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of CMS Energy Corp. Prior to that he served from October 2004 to May 2010 as president and chief operating officer of Consumers Energy; he served from December 2001 to July 2004 as executive vice president and president and chief executive officer — electric of Consumers Energy; and from July 2004 to October 2004 as executive vice president and president — electric and gas of Consumers Energy. He serves on the board of Hubbell Incorporated. He has been a director of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy since May 2010. Mr. Russell is qualified to serve on the Boards based on the knowledge and experience acquired throughout his more than 30 years with Consumers Energy. Mr. Russell holds a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University in business administration. In 1994, he completed the Harvard Business School Program for Management Development. He currently serves on the boards of directors of the American Gas Association (AGA), Business Leaders for Michigan, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), Grand Rapids-based The Right Place Inc. and the Michigan Chamber of Commerce.
Thomas Webb	Mr. Thomas J. Webb is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice Presidentof CMS Energy Corp. He is Executive Vice President, CFO of Consumers, 2002-Present, Executive Vice President, CFO of CMS Enterprises, 2002-Present, Director of CMS Enterprises, 2002-Present.
David Mengebier	Mr. David G. Mengebier is Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer of CMS Energy Corp. He is also Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer of Consumers since November 2006; Senior Vice President of Enterprises since 2003. He was Senior Vice President of CMS Energy and of Consumers from 2001-11/2006.
James Brunner	Mr. James E. Brunner is Senior Vice President, General Counsel of CMS Energy Corp. He is also Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Consumers since November 2006 and of Enterprises since November 2007. He was Senior Vice President of Enterprises from 2006-11/2007, Senior Vice President of CMS Generation from 2006-5/2007, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of CMS Energy from 5/2006-11/2006, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Consumers from 5/2006-11/2006, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Interim Chief Compliance Officer of Consumers from 2/2006-5/2006; Senior Vice President and General Counsel of CMS Energy from 2/2006-5/2006, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Consumers from 2/2006-5/2006, Vice President and General Counsel of Consumers from 7/2004-2/2006, Vice President of Consumers in 2004 and Director of Enterprises since 2006.
John Butler	Mr. John M. Butler is Senior Vice President of CMS Energy Corp. He also serves as Senior Vice President of Consumers and Enterprises since 2006. He was Senior Vice President of CMS Generation from 2006-5/2007.
Glenn Barba	Mr. Glenn P. Barba is Vice President, Controller, Chief Accounting Officer of CMS Energy Corp. He is also is Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Consumers since 2003 and of Enterprises since November 2007. He was Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Enterprises from 2003-11/2007; Vice President and Controller of Consumers from 2002-2003.
Laura Wright	Ms. Laura H. Wright is appointed as Director of CMS Energy Corporation. Ms. Wright retired from Southwest Airlines in 2012 after serving as senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer since 2004. During her 25-year career with Southwest Airlines, she also served as vice president of finance and treasurer and held several other financial positions. Ms. Wright now serves as a consultant to Southwest Airlines. Ms. Wright is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Pebblebrook Hotel Trust. She is a certified public accountant and is a member of the Financial Executives Institute and the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. She holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in accountancy from the University of North Texas. She has been appointed to serve on the Audit and the Finance Committees of the Boards.
Merribel Ayres	Ms. Merribel S. Ayres is no longer Independent Director of CMS Energy Corp., effective May 17, 2013. She has served since 1996 as president of Lighthouse Consulting Group, LLC. Lighthouse provides energy-focused governmental affairs and communications experience, as well as general management consulting and business development services, to a broad spectrum of international clients. Within the past five years, she previously served as a director of Alliance Resource Partners, LP, a producer and marketer of coal.
Jon Barfield	Mr. Jon E. Barfield is Independent Director of CMS Energy Corp. He is president and chief executive officer of LJ Holdings Investment Company LLC, a private investment company. In March 2012, he retired from The Bartech Group, Inc. (“Bartech”) where he served since 1981 as president and from 1995 to March 2012 as chairman and president, of this industry professional services firm, with headquarters in Southfield, Michigan, delivering talent management and managed service provider solutions to Global 1000 firms. Bartech employs and manages the daily work assignments for more than 26,000 associates and more than $2 billion in procurement for employers around the world, making Bartech Group one, independent talent management and managed service provider firms in the United States. Mr. Barfield currently serves as the lead director of BMC Software, Inc. During the past five years, he previously served as a director of Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc., Dow Jones & Company, and National City Corp. He has been a director of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy since August 2005. A graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, Mr. Barfield brings to the Boards legal knowledge and experience, having practiced corporate and securities law at Sidley Austin LLP.
Stephen Ewing	Mr. Stephen E. Ewing is Independent Director of CMS Energy Corp. He retired in 2006 as vice chairman of DTE Energy, a Detroit-based diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide and from 2001 to 2005 was the Group President of the Gas Division of DTE Energy. He currently serves on the board of National Fuel Gas Company, a diversified energy company. He has been a director of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy since July 2009. He was the president and chief executive officer of Michigan Consolidated Gas Company until it was acquired by DTE Energy in 2001. He was the former president and chief operating officer of MCN Energy, and the former president and chief executive officer of Michigan Consolidated Gas Company. During his energy industry career, he also gained environmental experience related to exploration, production, drilling, mid-stream operations and hybrid vehicles. He is a director of the Early Childhood Investment Corporation and AAA Michigan, and also is vice chairman of the Auto Club Group. He serves as director of The Auto Club Trust, FSB, which conducts business as AAA Bank, Nebraska. He also serves as the immediate past chairman of The Skillman Foundation.
Richard Gabrys	Mr. Richard Marcel Gabrys is Independent Director of CMS Energy Corp. He is the former interim dean of the School of Business Administration of Wayne State University and the retired vice chairman of Deloitte LLP, a consulting firm. During his 42 years at Deloitte LLP, he served a variety of public companies, especially automotive manufacturing companies, financial services institutions, public utilities, and health care entities. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Mears Investments, LLC, a private family investment group. Mr. Gabrys serves as the lead director of La-Z-Boy Corporation and as a director of TriMas Corporation. He served on the board of Massey Energy Company until June 2011 and Dana Corporation until January 2008. He has been a director of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy since May 2005. As an active certified public accountant, member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants. In addition, he serves on the boards of Renaissance Venture Capital Fund, Detroit Regional Chamber, Alliance for a Safer Greater Detroit (Crime Stoppers), Ave Maria University, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Karmanos Cancer Institute.
William Harvey	Mr. William D. Harvey is Independent Director of CMS Energy Corp. He retired in March 2012 as chairman and chief executive officer of Alliant Energy Corporation (Alliant) and its two utility subsidiaries, Interstate Power & Light Company and Wisconsin Power & Light Company (WPL). Mr. Harvey served in those positions since February 2006. Alliant is a Madison, Wisconsin-based public utility holding company, which provides regulated electricity and natural gas services through its subsidiary companies. He is a general partner of Shade Tree Investments Limited Partnership, a private investment group. He has been a director of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy since August 2012. Mr. Harvey holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Juris Doctorate, both from the University of Wisconsin. He brings to the Boards legal knowledge and experience, having begun his career as an attorney in private practice and serving as General Counsel of WPL. Mr. Harvey’s qualifications for service on the Boards include his long-term experience with public utility operations and publicly traded companies, knowledge of customer perspectives, utility and environmental regulations and safety and diversity initiatives. Mr. Harvey currently serves as a director of Sentry Insurance Company.
Philip Lochner	Mr. Philip R. Lochner, Jr. is Presiding Independent Director of CMS Energy Corp. He is a director of public companies, including CLARCOR Inc., Crane Co. and Gentiva Health Services, Inc. During the past five years, he previously served as a director of GTech Holdings, Inc., Apria Healthcare Group Inc., Adelphia Communications Corporation (which he joined after it filed for bankruptcy), Monster Worldwide, Inc., and Solutia Inc. He has been a director of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy since May 2005. A Yale-educated attorney, he formerly practiced law with the New York firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP, served as a Securities and Exchange Commissioner, was general counsel and senior vice president of Time Inc., and chief administrative officer of Time Warner Inc. His qualifications for service as a director include his experience in governmental affairs, law, compensation, human resources, mergers, acquisitions, and corporate governance. Mr. Lochner also has previously served as a director of Brooklyn Bancorp and American Television and Communications, as a member of the Board of Governors of the American Stock Exchange and the National Association of Securities Dealers, and on the advisory board of Republic N.Y. Corp.
Michael Monahan	Mr. Michael T. Monahan is Independent Director of CMS Energy Corp. He has served since 1999 as president of Monahan Enterprises, LLC, a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan-based consulting firm. He has been a director of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy since December 2002. Mr. Monahan holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Notre Dame and a master’s degree in business from the University of Michigan. His qualifications for service on the Boards include his more than 35 years as a banking executive and a trustee to the Munder Funds which provide a sound understanding of the financial issues confronting the Corporation and industry. From October 1999 to December 2000, he was chairman of Munder Capital Management, an investment management company, 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 currently serves as director of Engineered Machined Products, Inc., as trustee of The Munder Funds Series Trust, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, and the Children’s Scholarship Fund.
Kenneth Way	Mr. Kenneth L. Way is Independent Director of CMS Energy Corp. He is the retired chairman of Lear Corporation, a Southfield, Michigan-based supplier of automotive interior systems to the automotive industry. He is a director of Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc. During the past five years, he previously served as a director of Comerica Inc. and WESCO International, Inc. He has been a director of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy since 1998. In his 38-year career with Lear and its predecessor companies, he held key positions in various engineering, manufacturing, and general management roles. Mr. Way served as chief executive officer of Lear from 1988 to 2000, and as Lear chairman from 1988 through 2002.
John Yasinsky	Mr. John B. Yasinsky is Independent Director of CMS Energy Corp. He is the retired chairman and chief executive officer of OMNOVA Solutions Inc., a Fairlawn, Ohio-based developer, manufacturer, and marketer of emulsion polymers, specialty chemicals, and building products. He has been a director of A. Schulman, Inc. since 2000. He has been a director of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy since 1994. A former White House Fellow, Mr. Yasinsky served from 1999 until his retirement in 2000 as chairman and chief executive officer of OMNOVA Solutions, Inc., and continued as chairman until February 2001. From 1994 to 1999 he was the chairman and chief executive officer of GenCorp; and for three decades prior, worked in various positions for Westinghouse Electric Corporation, including serving as group president. He is a director of TriState Capital Bank and TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
David Joos	5,947,880
John Russell	8,274,110
Thomas Webb	3,345,920
David Mengebier	1,635,730
James Brunner	2,452,080
John Butler	1,270,390
Glenn Barba	--
Laura Wright	--
Merribel Ayres	--
Jon Barfield	--
Stephen Ewing	--
Richard Gabrys	--
William Harvey	--
Philip Lochner	--
Michael Monahan	--
Kenneth Way	--
John Yasinsky	--

As Of 30 Dec 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
David Joos	200,000	2,097,580
John Russell	0	0
Thomas Webb	150,000	1,624,100
David Mengebier	0	0
James Brunner	0	0
John Butler	0	0
Glenn Barba	0	0
Laura Wright	0	0
Merribel Ayres	0	0
Jon Barfield	0	0
Stephen Ewing	0	0
Richard Gabrys	0	0
William Harvey	0	0
Philip Lochner	0	0
Michael Monahan	0	0
Kenneth Way	0	0
John Yasinsky	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
MENGEBIER DAVID G	4,000	$28.50
AYRES MERRIBEL S	7,435	$26.96
BRUNNER JAMES E	50,000	$26.17
WRIGHT LAURA H	825	$0.00
WEBB THOMAS J	33,623	$0.00
RUSSELL JOHN G	121,639	$0.00
BARBA GLENN P	11,472	$0.00
BRUNNER JAMES E	26,305	$0.00
BUTLER JOHN M	21,756	$0.00
MENGEBIER DAVID G	13,845	$0.00
JOOS DAVID W	20,000	$0.00
JOOS DAVID W	20,000	$0.00
JOOS DAVID W	20,000	$0.00
JOOS DAVID W	60,000	$0.00
JOOS DAVID W	80,000	$0.00
WEBB THOMAS J	50,000	$23.49
BARFIELD JON E	1,630	$0.00
MENGEBIER DAVID G	4,000	$23.65
WAY KENNETH L	15,000	$23.75
JOOS DAVID W	150,000	$23.63
BARFIELD JON E	1,110	$0.00
BARFIELD JON E	4,346	$0.00
BUTLER JOHN M	10,000	$23.12
BRUNNER JAMES E	45,000	$23.70
BARBA GLENN P	22,500	$23.75

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