DT Midstream Chief Executive Officer David Slater Elected Executive Chairman of the Board
DT Midstream (NYSE: DTM) announced that Chief Executive Officer David Slater was elected Executive Chairman of the Board, effective January 28, 2026, succeeding Robert Skaggs Jr., who remains a Board member.
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DT Midstream (NYSE: DTM) announced that Chief Executive Officer David Slater was elected Executive Chairman of the Board, effective January 28, 2026, succeeding Robert Skaggs Jr., who remains a Board member.
The Board also appointed Christopher Zona as President, effective January 28, 2026; Zona will continue as Chief Operating Officer. Slater has served as President and CEO since May 6, 2021 and as a Board member since June 3, 2021. Both executives bring over 30 years of energy industry experience and prior leadership roles at DTE Energy.
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- David Slater elected Executive Chairman effective January 28, 2026
- Christopher Zona appointed President while retaining Chief Operating Officer duties
- Slater has served as CEO since May 6, 2021 and as board member since June 3, 2021
- Both Slater and Zona have over 30 years of energy industry experience
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News Market Reaction – DTM
In the Jan 29 session, DTM gained 0.93%, reflecting a mild positive market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Key Figures
- Effective date
- January 28, 2026
- Slater elected Executive Chairman; Zona appointed President
- CEO tenure start
- May 6, 2021
- Slater serving as President and CEO since this date
- Board service start
- June 3, 2021
- Slater serving as Board member since this date
- Industry experience (Slater)
- over 30 years
- Energy industry experience in commercial and operational roles
- Industry experience (Zona)
- over 30 years
- Energy industry experience across operations, engineering, construction, development
- Leadership role start
- 2015
- Slater on DTE Energy executive leadership team from this year
- Zona EVP/COO tenure
- since Spin-Off
- Serving as Executive Vice President and COO since the spin-off
- Zona midstream EVP start
- 2019
- Executive vice president of DTE Energy’s midstream business from 2019
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DETROIT, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DT Midstream, Inc. (NYSE: DTM) announced that CEO David Slater has been elected Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective January 28, 2026. Slater succeeds Robert Skaggs, Jr., who will remain a member of the company’s Board.
Slater has served as the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer since May 6, 2021 and as a member of the company’s Board since June 3, 2021. Slater has over 30 years of experience in the energy industry, where he has worked in both commercial business development and operational roles. Prior to the company’s spin-off (the “Spin-off”) transaction from DTE Energy Company, Slater served as president and chief operating officer of DTE Energy’s midstream business and had been a member of DTE Energy’s executive leadership team since 2015.
The Board also appointed Christopher Zona, the company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, to the position of President, effective January 28, 2026. Mr. Zona will continue to serve as the company’s Chief Operating Officer.
Zona has served as the company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since the Spin-Off. He has over 30 years of experience in the energy industry, where he has worked in operational, engineering, construction and business development roles. Beginning in 2019, Zona served as the executive vice president of DTE Energy’s midstream business.
About DT Midstream
DT Midstream (NYSE: DTM) is an owner, operator and developer of natural gas interstate and intrastate pipelines, storage and gathering systems, compression, treatment and surface facilities. The company transports clean natural gas for utilities, power plants, marketers, large industrial customers and energy producers across the Southern, Northeastern and Midwestern United States and Canada. The Detroit-based company offers a comprehensive, wellhead-to-market array of services, including natural gas transportation, storage and gathering. For more information, please visit the DT Midstream website at www.dtmidstream.com.
Investor Relations Todd Lohrmann, DT Midstream, 313.774.2424 investor_relations@dtmidstream.com
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