Garrick Rochow is President and CEO of CMS Energy Corp (CMS). The company reported total compensation of $10,534,039 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,275,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $6,763,239 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $2,055,938 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $251 |
| All other compensation | $439,611 |
| Total | $10,534,039 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure CMS Energy Corp filed March 26, 2026, accession 0000811156-26-000015.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and CEO | $1,275,000 | $0 | $6,763,239 | $0 | $2,055,938 | $251 | $439,611 | $10,534,039 |
| FY2024 | President and CEO, CMS and Consumers | $1,250,000 | — | $6,651,245 | — | $2,078,125 | $261 | $421,778 | $10,401,409 |
| FY2023 | President and CEO, CMS and Consumers | $1,235,000 | — | $6,033,036 | — | $1,945,125 | $198 | $423,851 | $9,637,210 |
| FY2022 | President and CEO, CMS and Consumers | $1,150,000 | — | $5,265,456 | — | $1,987,200 | $107 | $303,431 | $8,706,194 |
| FY2021 | President and CEO | $1,050,000 | — | $4,601,980 | — | $953,925 | $78 | $265,085 | $6,871,068 |
| FY2020 | President and CEO | $637,500 | — | $1,056,512 | — | $744,652 | $114 | $176,353 | $2,615,131 |
| FY2019 | President and CEO | $540,000 | $0 | $871,211 | $0 | $461,160 | $161 | $130,892 | $2,003,424 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for CMS Energy Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $13,197,800 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-2,663,761 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 32nd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 19 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group CMS Energy Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| 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 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full CMS Energy Corp compensation brief.
Garrick Rochow's compensation sits inside CMS Energy Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.