Gregory H. Boyce was elected Chairman of the Board in October 2007 and has
been a director of the Company since March 2005. He was named Chief Executive
Officer Elect of the Company in March 2005 and assumed the position of Chief
Executive Officer in January 2006. He was President of the Company from October
2003 to December 2007 and was Chief Operating Officer of the Company from October
2003 to December 2005. He previously served as Chief Executive - Energy of Rio
Tinto plc (an international natural resource company) from 2000 to 2003. Other
prior positions include President and Chief Executive Officer of Kennecott Energy
Company from 1994 to 1999 and President of Kennecott Minerals Company from 1993
to 1994. He has extensive engineering and operating experience with Kennecott.
Mr. Boyce serves on the board of directors of Marathon Oil Corporation and Monsanto
Company. He is Chairman of the Coal Industry Advisory Board of the International
Energy Agency and is a former Chairman of the National Mining Association. He
serves on the Board of Directors of the U.S.-China Business Council, and is
a member of The Business Council, Business Roundtable and the National Coal
Council. In addition, Mr. Boyce is a member of the Board of Trustees of Washington
University in St. Louis and the Advisory Council of the University of Arizona’s
Department of Mining and Geological Engineering. He also is a member of the
Board of Commissioners for the St. Louis Science Center.
Glenn L. Kellow was named our President and Chief Operating Officer in August
2013 and our President and Chief Executive Officer-elect in January 2015, at
which time he also became a director of the Company. He has executive responsibility
for all aspects of our global operations including safety, environment, production,
sales and marketing, engineering and planning. Mr. Kellow has extensive experience
in the global resource industry, where he has served in multiple executive,
operational and financial roles in coal and other commodities in the United
States, Australia and South America. From 1985 to 2013, Mr. Kellow served in
a number of roles with BHP Billiton, the world’s largest mining company,
including senior appointments as President, Aluminum and Nickel (2012-2013),
President, Stainless Steel Materials (2010-2012), President and Chief Operating
Officer, New Mexico Coal (2007-2010), and Chief Financial Officer, Base Metals
(2003-2007). He is a former director of the World Coal Association and the U.S.
National Mining Association, and a past member of the executive committee of
the Western Australian Chamber of Minerals and Energy and the advisory board
of the Energy and Mining Institute of the University of Western Australia. Mr.
Kellow also was the Chairman of Worsley Alumina (Australia), Chairman of Mozal
(Mozambique) and Chairman of the global Nickel Institute. Mr. Kellow is a graduate
of the advanced management program at the University of Pennsylvania’s
Wharton School of Business and holds a master’s degree in business administration
and a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Newcastle.
He holds an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the South Dakota School of
Mines and Technology.
Michael C. Crews was named our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer in June 2008. He joined us in 1998 as Senior Manager of Financial Reporting,
and has served as Assistant Corporate Controller, Director of Planning, Assistant
Treasurer, Vice President of Planning, Analysis and Performance Assessment and
Vice President of Operations Planning. Prior to joining us, Mr. Crews served
for three years in financial positions with MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.
and six years at KPMG Peat Marwick in St. Louis. Mr. Crews serves on the Board
of Directors of the St. Louis Regional Chamber. Mr. Crews has a Bachelor of
Science degree in Accountancy from the University of Missouri at Columbia, a
Master of Business Administration degree from Washington University in St. Louis
and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Missouri.
Bryan A. Galli was named our Group Executive and Chief Marketing Officer in
March 2014. He has executive responsibility for our Global Marketing and Trading
Group, with oversight of sales, marketing, logistics and trading and brokerage
activities across the global enterprise. He most recently served as our Group
Executive of Sales and Marketing - Australia, and previously served as President
of COALSALES, Group Executive for Midwest Operations and Vice President of Sales
and Marketing for COALSALES in the Midwestern U.S. Mr. Galli holds a Bachelor
of Science in mining engineering from the School of Mines at the University
of Missouri (Rolla) (now called the Missouri University of Science and Technology),
and serves as a member of its Mining Engineering Foundation Board.
Christopher J. Hagedorn was named our Group Executive and Chief Development
Officer in March 2014. He has executive responsibility for our Global Development
and Strategy Group, which includes global market analytics, strategy, portfolio
optimization and business development activities, along with emerging opportunities.
He most recently served as our President - Asia and Trading, and previously
served as our Senior Vice President Global Sales and Trading Support, Senior
Vice President, Chief Procurement Officer, and Vice President - Business Performance.
Prior to joining us in August, 2006, he was an Associate Principal at McKinsey
& Company in Cleveland, Ohio, where he provided management consulting services
on various operations, marketing and business strategy topics to international
clients in the energy, metals and mining and chemicals sectors. Mr. Hagedorn
holds a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from Washington University
in St. Louis and a Doctorate in chemical engineering from the University of
California - Santa Barbara. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the
Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis and a member of St. Louis Children’s
Hospital Board of Trustees.
Jeane L. Hull was named our Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer
in March 2011. In her role, she leads supply chain management activities as
well as technical, project and operations support functions across our global
platform. She joined us in May 2007 as the Senior Vice President of Engineering
and Technical Services, and then served as Group Executive - Powder River Basin
and Southwest from June 2008 to March 2011. Prior to joining us, Ms. Hull served
as Chief Operating Officer of Kennecott Utah Copper, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto.
She held numerous management, engineering and operations positions with Rio
Tinto and affiliates and also spent 12 years with Mobil Mining and Minerals
and Mobil Chemical Company. A registered professional engineer, Ms. Hull graduated
from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with a Bachelor of Science
degree in Civil Engineering. She holds a Master of Business Administration degree
from Nova University in Florida. Ms. Hull serves as a council member of the
University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources Council. She also serves on
the advisory board for the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and the
industry advisory board for the mining department at the Missouri University
of Science and Technology. Ms. Hull serves on the board of directors of Interfor,
a Toronto Stock Exchange listed lumber company with operations in Canada and
the U.S.
Charles F. Meintjes was named our President - Australia in October 2012. He
has executive responsibility for our Australia operating platform, which includes
overseeing the areas of health and safety, operations, sales and marketing,
product delivery and support functions. Mr. Meintjes has extensive senior operational,
strategy, continuous improvement and information technology experience with
mining companies on three continents. He joined us in 2007, and most recently
served as Acting President - Americas. Other past positions with us include
Group Executive of Midwest and Colorado Operations, Senior Vice President of
Operations Improvement and Senior Vice President Engineering and Continuous
Improvement. Prior to joining us, Mr. Meintjes served as a consultant to Exxaro
Resources Limited in South Africa, and is a former Executive Director and Board
Member for Kumba Resources Limited in South Africa. He also served on the boards
of two public companies, AST Gijima in South Africa and Ticor Limited in Australia
and has senior management experience in the steel and the aluminum industry
with Iscor and Alusaf in South Africa. Mr. Meintjes holds dual Bachelor of Commerce
degrees in accounting from Rand Afrikaans University and the University of South
Africa. He is a Chartered Accountant in South Africa and completed the advanced
management program at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School
of Business.
Alexander C. Schoch was named our Executive Vice President Law and Chief Legal
Officer in October 2006 and our Secretary in May 2008. Prior to joining us,
Mr. Schoch served as Vice President and General Counsel for Emerson Process
Management, an operating segment of Emerson Electric Co. and a leading supplier
of process-automation products, from August 2004 to October 2006. Mr. Schoch
also served in several legal positions with Goodrich Corporation, a global supplier
to the aerospace and defense industries, from 1987 to 2004, including Vice President,
Associate General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to that, he worked for Marathon
Oil Company as an attorney in its international exploration and production division.
Mr. Schoch holds a Juris Doctorate from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio,
as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Kenyon College in Ohio. He is
admitted to practice law in several states, and is a member of the American
and International Bar Associations. Mr. Schoch serves as a Trustee at Large
on the Board of Trustees for the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation, and on
the following Boards of Directors: the National Blues Museum, St. Louis, Missouri;
Safe Connections, St. Louis, Missouri; NorthSide Community School, St. Louis,
Missouri; and Case Western Reserve University Law Alumni Association, Cleveland,
Ohio.
Andrew P. Slentz was named our Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources
Officer in April 2014. He has executive responsibility for organizational and
employee development, benefits, compensation, international human resources,
security, travel and facilities management. Mr. Slentz joined us in June 2010
as our Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources. Prior to joining us,
he held senior human resource positions in the natural resources and telecommunications
industries, including serving as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for
People & Organization Support at Rio Tinto, Head of Human Resources for
Drummond Company and Vice President of Human Resources, Commercial Development
and Shared Services for BHP Billiton. Mr. Slentz holds a bachelor’s degree
from Hamilton College and a master’s degree in industrial and labor relations
from Cornell University.
Kemal Williamson was named our President - Americas in October 2012. He has
executive responsibility for our U.S. operating platform. He oversees the areas
of health and safety, operations, product delivery and support functions. Mr.
Williamson has more than 30 years of experience in mining engineering and operations
roles across North America and Australia. He most recently served as Group Executive
Operations for the Peabody Energy Australia operations. He also has held executive
leadership roles across project development, as well as in positions overseeing
our Western U.S., Powder River Basin and Midwest operations. Mr. Williamson
joined us in 2000 as Director of Land Management. Prior to that, he served for
two years at Cyprus Australia Coal Corporation as Director of Operations and
managed coal operations in Australia for half a decade. He also has mining engineering,
financial analysis and management experience across Colorado, Kentucky and Illinois.
Mr. Williamson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mining engineering from
Pennsylvania State University as well as a Master of Business Administration
degree from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University in Evanston,
Illinois.
Peabody Energy Corp currently has 5400 employees.
