8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 20, 2013

Commission File Number	Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter, State of Incorporation, Address of Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number	IRS Employer Identification No.
1-11607	DTE Energy Company (a Michigan corporation) One Energy Plaza Detroit, Michigan 48226-1279 313-235-4000	38-3217752

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Election of New Director

On June 20, 2013, the Board of Directors of DTE Energy Company (the “Company” or “DTE Energy”) elected a new director, David A. Thomas, effective June 21, 2013. Mr. Thomas is the Dean and Professor of Georgetown University School of Business. Mr. Thomas fills a vacancy created by the retirement of a previous board member from the Board effective May 2, 2013. The Board of Directors determined Mr. Thomas is an independent director under New York Stock Exchange listing standards and the Company's Categorical Standards for Director Independence. There is no arrangement between Mr. Thomas and any person pursuant to which he was selected as a director. Mr. Thomas is not a party to any transaction subject to Section 404(a) of Regulation S-K involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

Mr. Thomas will receive 1,000 shares of restricted stock upon his commencement of service as a director pursuant to the Company's 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The shares vest three years from June 21, 2013, the effective date of the grant, and the recipient is not required to pay any consideration. Mr. Thomas will also participate in the Company's other compensation and benefit programs for non-employee directors which are described on pages 17-18 of the Company's 2013 Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2013.

A copy of the Company's press release announcing Mr. Thomas' election is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits

99.1 Press Release of DTE Energy Company dated June 20, 2013.

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.

Date: June 20, 2013
	DTE ENERGY COMPANY (Registrant)
	/s/ LISA A. MUSCHONG Lisa A. Muschong Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release of DTE Energy Company dated June 20, 2013.

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

June 20, 2013

David A. Thomas, Ph.D., named to DTE Energy Board of Directors

DETROIT - David A. Thomas, Ph.D., a recognized thought leader in organizational behavior and strategic human resource management, was named to the DTE Energy Board of Directors effective June 21.

Thomas has been the dean and William R. Berkeley professor of business administration at Georgetown University McDonough School of Business since 2011. Previously, he was the H. Naylor Fitzhugh professor of business administration and chair of the Organizational Behavior Unit at the Harvard Business School. He joined the Harvard faculty in 1990 and retired in 2011.

Prior to Harvard, Thomas was an assistant professor of management at the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania.

“We are pleased that David has agreed to join our board of directors,” said Gerard M. Anderson, DTE Energy chairman, president and CEO. “As a proven business leader and researcher, his experience with various corporate boards and his leadership in the areas of corporate culture and organizational behavior will make him a valuable asset on our board.”

Thomas, 56, earned his bachelor's degree in administrative sciences, and a master's degree and a Ph.D. in organizational behavior, all from Yale University. He also has a master's degree in organizational psychology from Columbia University.

Thomas has authored dozens of articles and books, including Breaking Through: The Making of Minority Executives in Corporate America (Harvard Business School Press - 1999), which won the George R. Terry Book Award in 2001.

Thomas is a member of the Posse Foundation Board, a trustee with the Center for Creative Leadership and a member of the External Diversity Advisory Board at Deloitte. Thomas served as chair for The Partnership in Boston. He also is a past member of the boards of the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Cambridge Trust Co., Jobs for the Future and Shady Hill School in Cambridge, Mass.

DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) is a Detroit-based diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide. Its operating units include an electric utility serving 2.1 million customers in Southeastern Michigan and a natural gas utility serving 1.2 million customers in Michigan. The DTE Energy portfolio also includes non-utility energy businesses focused on power and industrial projects and energy trading. Information about DTE Energy is available at dteenergy.com, twitter.com/dte_energy and facebook.com/dteenergy.

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For further information, members of the media may contact:

Scott Simons, DTE Energy, (313) 235-8808

Alejandro Bodipo-Memba, DTE Energy, (313) 235-3202

David A. Thomas