Company: DTK
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000936340-25-000081
Chunk: 13

Company: DTE ENERGY CO
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 13
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| Technology and Cybersecurity                 |     | Experience with security measures necessary for critical business systems and infrastructure, an understanding of cyberthreats, cyber risk mitigation and policy, management or oversight of technologies key to operational systems, or other similar technology or cybersecurity related experiences.            |
| Local/Regional Understanding                 |     | Experience managing community partnerships connected to DTE Energy or experience with regional business, political, or regulatory environments in DTE Energy’s service territory.                                                                                                                                  |
| Nuclear Experience                           |     | Experience with nuclear energy operations, including the associated risks and public policy issues.                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

#### DTE ENERGY2025 PROXY STATEMENT9
The Board’s demographic makeup is set forth below:

| Gender |     | Diversity |
| Tenure |     | Age       |

Proxies cannot be voted for more than twelve persons at this meeting. If any nominee becomes unable or unwilling to serve at the time of the meeting, the persons named in the enclosed proxy card have discretionary authority to vote for a substitute nominee or nominees. It is anticipated that all nominees will be available for election.

| THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AT THIS MEETING. |

#### 10DTE ENERGY2025 PROXY STATEMENT
Nominees for Election at this Meeting

|                                                               |     | Nicholas K. Akins |
| Retired Executive Chair,American Electric Power, Inc.2023     
 Age: 64Director since: 2023Independent                        
 DTE Committees:Nuclear Review, Public Policy & Responsibility |     |                   |

| Previous Experience                                                             
 2011 - 2022American Electric Power, Inc.— President and Chief Executive Officer 
 2014 - 2022American Electric Power, Inc. — Board Chair                          
 Other Public Boards                                                             
 2013 -  presentFifth Third Bancorp                                              
 2024 -  presentGE Vernova                                                       
 2011 - 2023American Electric Power, Inc.                                        |     | Qualifications                                                                         
 CEO Experience                                                                         
 ■Extensive executive leadership experience in the utility sector                       
 Energy Industry Experience                                                             
 ■Broad experience in electric generation, transmission and distribution                
 Technology and Cybersecurity                                                           
 ■Oversight of cyber-related activities in business systems and critical infrastructure |

|                                                                                             |     | David A. Brandon |
| Executive Chairman, Domino’s Pizza, Inc.2022 - present                                      
 Age: 72Director since: 2010Independent                                                      
 DTE Committees:Finance