Rejji P. Hayes

Rejji P. Hayes is executive vice president and chief financial officer of CMS Energy and its principal subsidiary, Consumers Energy. He was named to this position in 2017.

Hayes is responsible for treasury, tax, investor relations, accounting, financial planning, internal controls and compliance and mergers and acquisitions.

Hayes also serves as chairman of the board of EnerBank USA®, a CMS Energy subsidiary and nationwide provider of consumer loans.

Hayes joined CMS Energy from Novi, Mich.-based ITC Holdings Corp., where he began his tenure as vice president, finance and treasurer in 2012 before serving as chief financial officer from 2014 to 2016.

In his role as ITC’s chief financial officer, Hayes was responsible for the company’s accounting, tax, mergers and acquisitions, internal audit, investor relations, treasury, financial planning and analysis, management reporting and risk management functions. He co-led the strategic review that resulted in the sale of ITC – which was then a publicly traded company – to Fortis, Inc., a leading North American utility holding company. Under Hayes’ tenure as CFO, ITC’s market capitalization increased from approximately $4.7 billion to $7 billion.

Prior to joining ITC Holdings Corp., Hayes held strategy and financial leadership roles for Exelon Corporation, Lazard Freres & Co., Banc of America Securities and Merrill Lynch.

Hayes also serves on the boards of the Detroit Zoological Society and Michigan Chamber of Commerce, as a trustee for the Cranbrook Educational Community, and on the board of governors of the Cranbrook Institute of Science.

Hayes earned a bachelor’s degree from Amherst College and a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.