CMS Energy Announces Nominees for Board of Directors

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Apr 12, 2010, 08:30 ET

JACKSON, Mich., April 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ten members are seeking election to CMS Energy's Board of Directors, the company announced in its proxy statement.

Seeking election are David W. Joos, to be named non-executive chairman of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy; John G. Russell, to be named chief executive officer of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy, as well as the following independent directors: Merribel S. Ayres, Jon E. Barfield, Stephen E. Ewing, Richard M. Gabrys, Philip R. Lochner Jr., Michael T. Monahan, Kenneth L. Way, and John B. Yasinsky. All members except for Russell are incumbents.

Shareholders will vote on the candidates for the Board of Directors at CMS Energy's annual meeting on May 21, 2010.

Shareholders also will be asked to vote on a proposal ratifying PricewaterhouseCoopers, L.L.P., as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2010, as well as two shareholder proposals. The proxy is being delivered to shareholders free of charge and also may be accessed on CMS Energy's website at www.cmsenergy.com.

CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS) is a Michigan-based company that has an electric and natural gas utility, Consumers Energy, as its primary business and also owns and operates independent power generation businesses.

For more information on CMS Energy, please visit our web site at: www.cmsenergy.com.

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