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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000936340-25-000052"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DTE"
cik: "0000936340"
company_name: "DTE ENERGY CO"
filed_at: "2025-02-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T01:17:52.948387+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# DTE Energy elects Casey Santos to board of directors effective Feb 6, 2025

## Summary
- Casey Santos elected to DTE Energy board as independent director effective Feb. 6, 2025.
- Santos is Chief Technology Officer at Caliber Collision, former CIO of Asurion, and ex-NASA flight controller.
- She will receive 1,000 restricted stock units vesting in three years under DTE's long-term incentive plan.
- Appointment brings expertise in AI, digital transformation, and cybersecurity to guide grid modernization.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000936340-25-000052
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DTE
- cik: 0000936340
- company_name: DTE ENERGY CO
- filed_at: 2025-02-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936340/000093634025000052/0000936340-25-000052-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936340/000093634025000052/dte-20250206.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000936340-25-000052
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000936340-25-000052.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000936340-25-000052.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Cassandra Santos was elected as Director at DTE ENERGY CO.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 6, 2025, the Board of Directors of DTE Energy Company (DTE Energy or the Company) elected a new director, Cassandra Santos.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936340/000093634025000052/0000936340-25-000052-index.htm

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