Patricia K Poppe

Patricia K. Poppe, 49, has served since July 2016 as president and chief executive officer of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy. Prior to that, she served since March 2015 as senior vice president of distribution operations, engineering and transmission for CMS Energy and Consumers Energy, with overall responsibility for Consumers Energy's electric and natural gas distribution systems, energy operations and electric transmission. Prior to that, she served since January 2011 as vice president of customer experience, rates and regulation of Consumers Energy. She has been a director of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy since May 2016. The Board benefits from Poppe’s prior leadership roles with DTE Energy, including overseeing five electric generating facilities, and her experience holding a variety of plant management positions in the automotive industry. She currently serves on the boards of the Business Leaders for Michigan, Detroit Regional Chamber, American Gas Association and Edison Electric Institute.