UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth
company: CMS Energy Corporation
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. CMS Energy Corporation ¨ Consumers Energy Company ¨
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On February 4, 2022, CMS Energy Corporation (“CMS Energy”) announced that Jean-François Brossoit, senior vice president of Transformation, Engineering & Operations Support of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy Company (“Consumers Energy”), has left the company as of February 4, 2022.
Tonya L. Berry, 49, is named CMS Energy and Consumers Energy’s senior vice president of Transformation and Engineering, effective as of February 4, 2022. Since 2020, Berry served as vice president of gas operations. In that role, she was responsible for gas transmission, distribution, and the integrity of the company's gas system. She served from 2018 to 2020, as vice president of operations performance. Berry joined Consumers Energy in 2015 as a member of the quality team. After briefly serving as manager of strategic initiatives with Massachusetts-based Energy Federation, Inc., she returned in 2017 to successfully lead Consumers Energy’s Lean Office and the company’s adoption of the CE Way. Berry has over 20 years of experience in deploying Lean methodologies to enhance quality and improve work management within gas and electric groups. Prior to joining Consumers Energy, Berry also worked for Chrysler LLC in lean operations and industrial engineering. Berry’s sister, Angela Thompkins, is employed by the company in a non-executive officer position and received compensation established by the company in accordance with its compensation practices applicable to employees with comparable qualifications and responsibilities and holding similar positions and without the involvement of Berry.
Rejji P. Hayes, 47, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy, is assuming responsibilities for the oversight of the Operational Support function, which includes fleet, safety, real estate, and facilities, and the Supply Chain function, effective as of February 4, 2022.
A copy of the CMS Energy News Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Index | ||
99.1 | CMS Energy News Release dated February 4, 2022 | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded in the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CMS ENERGY CORPORATION |
Dated: February 4, 2022 | By: | /s/ Shaun M. Johnson |
Shaun M. Johnson | ||
Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY |
Dated: February 4, 2022 | By: | /s/ Shaun M. Johnson |
Shaun M. Johnson | ||
Senior Vice President and General Counsel |