---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-057290"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CMS-PB"
cik: "0000201533"
company_name: "CONSUMERS ENERGY CO"
filed_at: "2025-06-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T18:49:02.381435+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Kurt Darrow to retire from CMS Energy and Consumers boards effective July 1, 2025

## Summary
- Kurt Darrow informed CMS Energy and Consumers Energy of his retirement from the boards, effective July 1, 2025.
- Darrow had served as a director since 2013.
- Retirement is for personal reasons and not due to any disagreement with the companies.
- No replacement has been announced.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-057290
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CMS-PB
- cik: 0000201533
- company_name: CONSUMERS ENERGY CO
- filed_at: 2025-06-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/201533/000110465925057290/0001104659-25-057290-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/201533/000110465925057290/tm2517279d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-057290.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kurt Darrow retired as Director at CONSUMERS ENERGY CO.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On June 5, 2025, Kurt Darrow, who has served as a member of the CMS Energy Corporation (“CMS Energy”) and Consumers Energy Company (“Consumers”) Boards of Directors (“Boards”) since 2013, informed CMS Energy and Consumers that he has decided to retire from the Boards, effective July 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/201533/000110465925057290/0001104659-25-057290-index.htm

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