Garrick Rochow compensation by year
CMS ENERGY Summary Compensation Table · all 9 fiscal years held| Component | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $508,333 | $525,000 | $540,000 | $637,500 | $1,050,000 | $1,150,000 | $1,235,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,275,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $629,411 | $752,099 | $871,211 | $1,056,512 | $4,601,980 | $5,265,456 | $6,033,036 | $6,651,245 | $6,763,239 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $326,300 | $464,100 | $461,160 | $744,652 | $953,925 | $1,987,200 | $1,945,125 | $2,078,125 | $2,055,938 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $114 | $138 | $161 | $114 | $78 | $107 | $198 | $261 | $251 |
| All other | $111,761 | $113,575 | $130,892 | $176,353 | $265,085 | $303,431 | $423,851 | $421,778 | $439,611 |
| Total | $1,575,919 | $1,854,912 | $2,003,424 | $2,615,131 | $6,871,068 | $8,706,194 | $9,637,210 | $10,401,409 | $10,534,039 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: CMS ENERGY CORP DEF 14A filed March 26, 2026, accession 0000811156-26-000015, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the CMS ENERGY CORP filed document, accession 0000811156-26-000015. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 26, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 105,686 | $8,052,213 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in CMS ENERGY CORP's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
2 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed March 26, 2026)current to 2026-11-06 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | Grant or award | — | 19,681 | $0.00 | 663,751 |
| 2026-03-26 | Tax withholding | — | 25,833 | $76.33 | 637,918 |
The 2 most recent of 2 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
CMS ENERGY’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Garrick Rochow · this page | President and CEO | $10,534,039 |
| Rejji Hayes | Executive Vice President and CFO | $4,086,887 |
| Shaun Johnson | Executive Vice President, Business Transformation, Chief Legal & Administrative Officer | $2,790,949 |
| LeeRoy Wells Jr. | Senior Vice President, President - Gas Delivery | $2,395,607 |
| Brandon Hofmeister | Senior Vice President, Strategy, Sustainability and External Affairs | $2,169,796 |
| Tonya Berry | Executive Vice President and COO | $2,031,913 |
Board service
CMS ENERGY board · FY2022–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: CMS ENERGY pays directors a $115,000 cash retainer and $175,000 in Restricted Stock/RSUs. As stated in CMS ENERGY's FY2025 proxy.
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