Patti Poppe

Patricia Kessler Poppe (born 1969)[2] is an American businesswoman and business executive.[3] the president and CEO of CMS Energy since July 1, 2016.[4][5][6]

Patti Poppe
Born
Patricia Kessler Poppe

1969/1970 (age 49–50)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPurdue University
Stanford University
TitleCEO, CMS Energy
TermJuly 2016-present
Spouse(s)Eric Poppe
WebsitePoppe's profile

Early life and education

Born in 1969,[7][2] Patricia "Patti" Kessler Poppe[4] spent her childhood in Jackson, Michigan.[8][2] Her mother Mary Ann Kessler was a school principal and teacher, while her father was a nuclear engineer for Consumers Energy.[6] Poppe graduated from Napoleon High School in Jackson County.[7] She has bachelor's and master's degrees in industrial engineering from Purdue University,[8] in 1989 and 1991,[9] and a master's degree in management from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business[8] in 2005.[9]

Career

GM and DTE Energy

Starting in 1990 Poppe worked for General Motors for 15 years, holding several positions.[9] In 2005[9] she joined DTE Energy[10][1] as a power plant director, then becoming director of energy optimization.[2]

CMS Energy

In December 2010 Consumers Energy announced that it had hired her, and the first of the next year,[11] Poppe joined CMS Energy in 2011,[8][1] when she became VP of customer operations.[4] From November 15, 2013 to January 2015 she was VP of customer experience.[4] From January 2015 she was senior vice president of distribution operations, engineering and transmission starting in March 2015, before becoming CEO in July 2016, succeeding John Russell.[8][1] She also became president-elect, with the positive effective on July 1, 2016.[2] She remained president in 2017.[12][13] In February 2017, she co-wrote a guest column forMichigan Live in support of a new non-discrimination ordinance.[14]

In 2016, Crain's Detroit Business named her one of 100 Most Influential Women.[2][9] She is an inductee into the Automotive Hall of Fame.[3]

Boards

She as of 2016 was involved with Michigan Women's Foundation-Power of 100 Women and the Detroit Regional Chamber, Business Leaders for Michigan; advisory boards for the Jackson Symphony Orchestra and Purdue University Society of Women Engineers Industrial.[2]

Personal life

Poppe's husband Eric works for General Motors.[10] They have two children and live in Michigan as of 2016.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Executive Profile: Patricia Kessler Poppe". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  2. "Patti Poppe". Crain's Detroit Business. 2017.
  3. "Patricia K. Poppe". Automotive Hall of Fame. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. "Patricia Kessler Poppe". Bloomberg.
  5. "Leading Consumers Energy into the Future". Lansing Regional Chamber. July 5, 2017.
  6. "Patti Poppe: Powering change from inside and out". Crain's Detroit Business. November 5, 2017.
  7. "'Who says you can't go home:' Jackson County native set to take reins of Consumers Energy". mlive. 2017.
  8. Courtesy Photo Consumers (2016-01-26). "Consumers Energy president, CEO to retire; Patti Poppe named successor". MLive.com. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  9. "Patricia K. Poppe". Purdue University.
  10. Benjamin Raven (2016-04-06). "'Who says you can't go home:' Jackson County native set to take reins of Consumers Energy". MLive.com. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  11. "Jackson County native Patti Poppe named VP of customer operations for Consumers Energy". mlive. December 3, 2010.
  12. "Michigan has energy 'opportunity of a generation,' says Consumers CEO Patti Poppe". MLive. 2017.
  13. "Poppe: Change is on the way for state and region's energy future". Lansing State Journal. June 11, 2017.
  14. "Guest column: Non-discrimination ordinance will strengthen Jackson community, grow business". Michigan Live. February 5, 2017.
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