internal
Joi Harris
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
1 yr
11 reports
Leadership change Joi Harris was promoted to President and CEO (from President and COO) · DEF 14A 2026-03-12
DTE Energy ·DTE
CEO role separated from an Executive Chairman
Energy · Fortune #337 · Hybrid structure · 10K employees · Detroit, Michigan
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6
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 8)
1.5
Avg span
tight
3
Max depth
3 levels
2.5 yr
Avg tenure
↓ 1.5yr from FY2024
100%
Internal hires
↑ above industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2017 · period end 2017-12-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$12.6B
Operating income
$2.4B
Net income
$1.5B
Total assets
$54.1B
Shares out
208M
Sourced from DTE Energy DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-12 ↗ View on SEC
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DTE Energy operates with a distinctive split between its CEO and an Executive Chairman, following a leadership transition in 2025. This page maps the enterprise leadership structure, executive roles, reporting lines, recent changes, and peer comparisons to highlight how governance and operations are balanced.
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Latest signal Mark W. Stiers departed as President and COO – DTE Vantage and Energy Trading
Retired effective January 12, 2026.
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The people
Who's running this
7 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
internal
David Ruud
Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
1 yr
2 reports
internal
Trevor F. Lauer
Vice Chairman and Group President – DTE
Operations
5 yr
0 reports
internal
Matthew Paul
President and Chief Operating Officer – DTE Electric
Electric Utility
3 yr
1 reports
internal
Diane M. Antishin
Senior Vice President – Human Resources & Chief Diversity Officer
Human Resources
4 yr
1 reports
internal
Lisa A. Muschong
Vice President, Corporate Secretary & Chief of Staff
Legal / Governance
6 yr
1 reports
internal
Gerardo Norcia
Executive Chairman
Board / Executive
1 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Joi Harris $6.7M
- Base salary
- $852K
- Stock awards
- $3.10M
- Non-equity incentive
- $1.54M
- Pension change
- $1.14M
- Other
- $99K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The businesses
How DTE Energy divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
DTE Electric
5K employees
President & COO – DTE Electric (Matthew Paul)
Regulated electric generation, distribution, and customer service operations in Michigan.
DTE Gas
2K employees
Group President – DTE (Trevor F. Lauer)
Natural gas distribution and storage utility serving Michigan customers.
Corporate & Other
2K employees
President & CEO (Joi Harris)
Enterprise functions including finance, HR, legal, governance, and strategy.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
The most distinctive feature of DTE Energy’s structure is the formal separation of the CEO and Executive Chairman roles.
Joi Harris assumed the CEO role in September 2025 while former CEO Gerardo Norcia transitioned to Executive Chairman, creating a dual-leadership model uncommon among regulated utilities.
Operational authority sits with the CEO and her direct reports, while the Executive Chairman focuses on board leadership and strategic continuity. The model emphasizes governance stability during leadership transition while maintaining a traditional utility functional hierarchy across finance, electric operations, and corporate services.
- Separated CEO and Executive Chairman roles
- Recent CEO succession in 2025
The comparison
How DTE Energy stacks up
Compared with peers like Duke Energy and Southern Company, DTE’s separation of CEO and Executive Chairman is less common; most peers combine or rotate the chair role. DTE’s CEO span of control is comparable, but the presence of a Vice Chairman layer adds governance depth. Utilities such as NextEra emphasize operating …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
DTE Energy ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most significant change was the September 2025 CEO succession separating the CEO and Executive Chairman roles.
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-12
- CEO
- Joi Harris
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 2.5 yr
Year marked by CEO succession and separation of chair and CEO roles.
Named executive officers (5)
- Joi Harris - President and CEO since 2025
- Gerardo Norcia - Executive Chairman since 2025
- David Ruud - Vice Chairman and CFO since 2025
- Trevor F. Lauer - Vice Chairman and Group President since 2021
- Matthew Paul - President and COO – DTE Electric since 2023
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-14
- CEO
- Gerardo Norcia
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 4 yr
Combined CEO and chair role prior to transition.
Named executive officers (5)
- Gerardo Norcia - Chairman and CEO since 2019
- Joi Harris - President and COO since 2023
- David Ruud - CFO since 2017
- Trevor F. Lauer - Group President since 2021
- Matthew Paul - COO – DTE Electric since 2023
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-03-15
- CEO
- Gerardo Norcia
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 5 yr
Stable leadership structure before succession planning.
Named executive officers (5)
- Gerardo Norcia - Chairman and CEO since 2019
- David Ruud - CFO since 2017
- Trevor F. Lauer - Group President since 2021
- Matthew Paul - COO – DTE Electric since 2023
- JoAnn Chavez - General Counsel since 2018
Year-over-year changes
DTE completed a CEO succession while preserving governance continuity through an Executive Chairman role.
- CEO span: 6 → 6
- C-suite size: 6 → 6
- Avg tenure: 4 → 2.5 yr
- promoted Joi Harris - President and CEO (was President and COO) (DEF 14A 2026-03-12)
- retitled Gerardo Norcia - Executive Chairman (was Chairman and CEO) (DEF 14A 2026-03-12)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of DTE Energy?
Joi Harris has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since September 2025.
What type of organizational structure does DTE Energy use?
DTE Energy uses a hybrid enterprise structure combining functional leadership with regulated utility subsidiaries.
How many direct reports does DTE Energy's CEO have?
The CEO has six direct reports across finance, operations, HR, governance, and enterprise leadership.
How has DTE Energy's leadership changed recently?
In 2025, Joi Harris became CEO while former CEO Gerardo Norcia moved into the role of Executive Chairman.
Does DTE Energy have an Executive Chairman?
Yes. Gerardo Norcia serves as Executive Chairman following his transition from CEO in September 2025.
Sources
- 8-K filed Dec 8, 2025
- DEF 14A filed Mar 12, 2026
- SEC EDGAR: DTE Energy DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: DTE Energy 10-K Annual Report
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