
	David E. Meador, 56, is executive vice president and chief financial officer of DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE), a Detroit-based diversified energy company. DTE Energy owns Detroit Edison, an electric utility serving 2.1 million customers in Southeastern Michigan and Michigan Consolidated Gas Company (MichCon), a natural gas utility serving 1.2 million customers in more than 550 communities throughout Michigan. DTE Energy also owns significant nationwide non-utility companies engaged in providing energy services to large industrial customers, the transportation and storage of fuels such as natural gas and coal and energy trading. Meador is responsible for investor relations, treasury, business taxes and financial forecasting, accounting, audit, Information Technology, and corporate services for DTE Energy. Additionally, he oversees the supply chain management facilities, fleet, warehousing functions and continuous improvement functions. Meador joined DTE Energy in 1997 as vice president and controller. In May 2001, the board of directors elected Meador to his current position. In addition to controller, Meador served as senior vice president and treasurer. Prior to joining DTE Energy, he served in a variety of financial and accounting positions at Chrysler Corporation for 14 years, and was an auditor with Coopers &amp; Lybrand. Meador earned a bachelor&rsquo;s degree in accounting and a master of business administration degree from Wayne State University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and member of the MACPA, AICPA and, FEI. Meador was named 2008 CFO of the Year for Large Public Companies by Crain&rsquo;s Detroit Business. Active in leadership development, Meador was DTE Energy&rsquo;s representative as a founding member of the Society of Organizational Learning based in Cambridge, Mass. led by Peter Senge. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Landauer, Inc., the global leader in radiation services. He is also involved in various community and civic activities, chairing the Board of Trustees of the Autism Alliance of Michigan which he co-founded, the Hudson-Webber Foundation, and Business Leaders for Michigan. He also serves on the Investment Committee of the Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan, the Focus Hope Advisory Committee, and is an Emeritus Director of the Detroit Institute of Arts. Meador also serves on the Wayne State University Foundation Board.
