Peabody Energy Announces Operations Appointments Across U.S. Midwest And Colorado, Australia
15.12.2011 | PR Newswire
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Peabody Energy
today announced new appointments across the company's Midwest and Colorado operations in the United States, as well as at the Metropolitan Mine in New South Wales, Australia:
-- Marc Hathhorn joins the company as Senior Vice President - Midwest
Operations, with responsibility to lead Peabody's five surface and five
underground coal mines across Illinois and Indiana. He reports to
Charles Meintjes, Group Executive - Midwest and Colorado, and he is
based at the Midwest regional office in Evansville, Ind. Hathhorn brings
to Peabody almost two decades of extensive international mining,
transportation infrastructure and engineering experience. Prior to
Peabody, he served as Vice President of Mining Operations for Drummond
Company's coal operations in Colombia, South America. In addition,
Hathhorn managed the Santa Marta Port for Drummond and was Mine
Operations Superintendent at the company's Pribbenow Mine. He also has
held roles of increasing responsibility with Newmont Gold Corporation's
surface operations in Nevada, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in
mining engineering from the University of Idaho's College of Mines in
Moscow, Idaho.
-- E. Jason Davis has been named General Manager of the Metropolitan Mine
in New South Wales, Australia, with responsibility for the underground
operation and surface facilities. He reports to Neville McAlary, Senior
Vice President Operations Underground for Peabody Energy Australia.
Davis most recently was General Manager - Colorado Operations in the
United States. He also has served as Superintendent - Operations at the
underground Twentymile Mine near Steamboat Springs, Colo. His previous
experience also includes mine engineering and supervisory roles for
Peabody in the Midwest, Western Kentucky and West Virginia. Davis joined
Peabody in 2001. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mining
engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
-- Succeeding Davis as General Manager - Colorado Operations is Patrick
Sollars. Sollars assumes responsibility for the Twentymile Mine in
Colorado. He will report to Kent Holcomb, Vice President of Operations
Support - Midwest and Colorado. Sollars has more than two decades of
coal mining experience at Twentymile, including most recently in the
role of Superintendent - Operations. He also has held engineering,
production and maintenance roles across the operation. Sollars has a
Bachelor of Science degree in mining engineering from the Montana
College of Mineral Sciences and Technology.
Peabody Energy is the world's largest private-sector coal company and a global leader in clean coal solutions. With 2010 sales of 246 million tons and nearly $7 billion in revenues, Peabody fuels 10 percent of U.S. power and 2 percent of worldwide electricity.
CONTACT:Meg Gallagher(314) 342-7963
Peabody Energy
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