Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 27, 1998
WILLIAM T. MCCORMICK, JR., is chairman of the board and chief executive
officer of CMS Energy Corporation and chairman of it principal
subsidiary, Consumers Energy. CMS Energy is a $6 billion (sales), $10
billion (asset) international energy company operating throughout the
U.S. and in 20 foreign countries with businesses in electric and natural
gas utility operations; independent power production; natural gas
pipelines and storage; oil and gas exploration and production; and
energy marketing, services and trading. CMS Energy's principal
subsidiary is Consumers Energy, Michigan's largest utility and America's
fourth largest combination gas and electric utility. Before joining the
company in November of 1985, McCormick had been chairman and chief
executive officer of American Natural Resources Company (ANR) and
executive vice president and a director of its parent company, The
Coastal Corporation. He joined ANR in 1978. Prior to joining ANR,
McCormick served with the American Gas Association as vice president for
policy analysis and government relations. Between 1973 and 1976, he
held several senior posts in the federal government, including policy-
level positions in the Energy Policy Office at the White House, and the
Office of Management and Budget, and the U.S. Energy Research and
Development Administration. McCormick serves on the boards of directors
of First Chicago NBD Corporation, Rockwell International Corporation,
Schlumberger Limited, and the National Petroleum Council. In the
Detroit area, McCormick serves on the boards of directors of Detroit
Renaissance, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall, Michigan Opera
Theatre, St. John Hospital, McGregor Fund, and the United Way of
Southeastern Michigan. McCormick received a bachelor's degree in
engineering physics from Cornell University in 1966 and a doctorate in
nuclear engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in
1969. He was born in Washington D.C. on September 12, 1944. Profile
Energy, at this point?
Mr. McCormick: CMS Energy is a $6 billion sales, $10 billion assets
international energy company.
