# Garrick Rochow

> Garrick J. Rochow is president and CEO of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy. Raised in a farming family in Horton, Michigan, he trained as an environmental engineer and worked at the Holland Board of Public Works before joining Consumers in 2003. His career spans power generation, distribution, customer service and regulation; he became CEO in December 2020 and oversees the company’s reliability investments and energy transition.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at CMS Energy and Consumers Energy
- **Organizations:** CMS Energy, Consumers Energy, Hubbell Incorporated, Holland Board of Public Works, The Right Place
- **Education:** BS, Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University, MBA, Western Michigan University, Haworth College of Business, Executive education program (non-degree), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin School of Business
- **Known for:** Advanced from power-plant operations to leadership of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy., Oversaw the company when its updated Clean Energy Plan won Michigan regulatory approval in June 2022., Elected a director of Hubbell Incorporated in November 2024.

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Graduated from Michigan Technological University with an environmental engineering degree.
- **Before 2003** — Worked at Holland Board of Public Works as environmental lead and maintenance superintendent.
- **2003** — Earned an MBA and joined Consumers Energy; held production and generating-fleet management roles.
- **2010-2020** — Advanced through leadership in energy delivery, customer operations, rates and regulation, quality, distribution and operations.
- **2020** — Became president and CEO of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy effective December 1, succeeding Patti Poppe.
- **2022** — Led Consumers Energy when regulators approved an accelerated coal-retirement plan.
- **2024** — Elected to the Hubbell board of directors on November 19.

## Achievements

- Advanced from power-plant operations to leadership of CMS Energy and Consumers Energy.
- Oversaw the company when its updated Clean Energy Plan won Michigan regulatory approval in June 2022.
- Elected a director of Hubbell Incorporated in November 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — A federal appeals court ruled against the Energy Department’s initial Campbell continuation order; Consumers said it was reviewing the ruling and would continue operating under a subsequent order extending into November.
- **2026-02** — Consumers reported nearly 2,700 distribution reliability projects completed during 2025.
- **2026-02** — On the year-end earnings call, Rochow discussed requiring data centers to pay the costs associated with serving them.
- **2026-01** — Appeared in a JTV interview on innovation and a digital-first customer strategy, aired January 21.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cmsenergy.com/about-cms-energy/leadership/officers/default.aspx
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garrick-rochow-60a732ab

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