HR Notices From September 16-18

Consumers Energy Names Michele Kirkland as Vice President of Energy Operations:  Michele Kirkland, who has more than two decades of utility experience, has been named vice president of energy operations for Consumers Energy. In her new position, Kirkland will have overall responsibility for the construction, operation and maintenance of Consumers' electric and natural gas systems that serve 1.8 million and 1.7 million customers respectively. She also will be responsible for network services, gas transmission and storage, metering operations, and the company's appliance service business. Kirkland's appointment is effective Oct. 1. She will report to Daniel Malone, senior vice president of distribution and customer operations. Kirkland now serves as the utility's executive manager of operations services.  She joined Consumers Energy in 1987 and has held a series of increasingly responsible positions, including a decade in field operations management at several levels.  She holds a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University. Kirkland succeeds Rufus Gladney, who recently passed away. Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS), provides natural gas and electricity to 6.8 million of Michigan's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. More at www.consumersenergy.com.