CMS Energy adds two directors, Diane Leopold and Richard Keyes, effective February 20, 2026
CMS Energy and its subsidiary Consumers Energy elected Diane Leopold and Richard P. Keyes to their boards of directors, effective February 20, 2026. Both boards increased their membership from nine to eleven, and the new directors take committee seats, including Leopold on Compensation and Human Resources and Finance, and Keyes on Audit and Governance, Sustainability and Public Responsibility. The filing describes board composition changes and does not report any financial results or guidance.
Key points
- Diane Leopold, retired EVP and chief operating officer of Dominion Energy, joins the boards and the Compensation and Human Resources and Finance committees
- Richard P. Keyes, president and CEO of Meijer, Inc., joins the boards and the Audit and Governance, Sustainability and Public Responsibility committees
- Both boards increased authorized membership from nine to eleven members
- Each new director will receive a pro-rata restricted stock grant and enter into Director Indemnification Agreements
The filing
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