JACKSON, Mich., April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eleven incumbents are seeking reelection to CMS Energy's Board of Directors, the company announced today in its proxy statement.
The incumbents seeking reelection are Kenneth Whipple, chairman of CMS Energy and its principal subsidiary, Consumers Energy, and David Joos, president and chief executive officer of CMS Energy and chief executive officer of Consumers Energy, as well as the following independent directors: Merribel S. Ayres, Jon E. Barfield, Richard M. Gabrys, Philip R. Lochner Jr., Michael T. Monahan, Joseph F. Paquette Jr., Percy A. Pierre, Kenneth L. Way, and John B. Yasinsky.
Shareholders will vote on the candidates for the Board of Directors at CMS Energy's annual meeting on May 22, 2009.
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 2009. In addition, shareholders will be asked to approve an amended performance incentive stock plan; approve performance measures used in the bonus plan; and consider an amendment to the articles of incorporation to provide for majority voting in uncontested director elections.
The proxy is being delivered to shareholders free of charge and also may be accessed on CMS Energy's website at http://www.cmsenergy.com/.
CMS Energy 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: http://www.cmsenergy.com/
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