Garrick J. Rochow

Rochow, who has more than 20 years of industry experience, has been with CMS Energy for 17 years. He was appointed to President, CEO and a member of the board of directors in December, 2020 after serving as EVP, Operations since 2016.

Prior to this role, Rochow served in a variety of leadership positions across the business as Consumers Energy’s senior vice president of distribution and customer operations; vice president of customer experience, rates and regulation; and quality and chief customer officer after serving as vice president of energy delivery. He also works closely with the Michigan Public Service Commission, state and federal legislators and is on the board of directors of The Right Place in Grand Rapids.

Rochow graduated from Michigan Technological University with a bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering and earned a master’s degree in business administration from Western Michigan University. He also attended an executive education program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Wisconsin School of Business.

Rochow also serves on the board for the West Michigan Center for Arts and Technology.