Foresight Energy LP (NYSE: FELP), a Delaware limited partnership, is
pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Paul H. Vining as a new
member of the Board of Directors of its general partner (“Board”).
Mr. Vining is currently the CEO of Cline Group LLC, as well as President
of Foresight Reserves LP and CEO of Cutlass Collieries LLC, the
international development arm of the Cline Group. With over 35 years of
experience in the coal business his prior experience includes President
of Alpha Natural Resources, CEO of White Oak Resources LLC, President
and Chief Operating Officer of St. Louis-based Patriot Coal Corp, Chief
Executive Officer of Magnum Coal Company, the top executive sales and
trading positions for both Arch Coal and Peabody Energy, and key sales
and commercial roles at AGIPCOAL USA, Island Creek Coal Company and A.
T. Massey Coal Company. Mr. Vining earned his Bachelor of Science in
Chemistry from the College of William and Mary as well as his Bachelor
of Science in Mineral Engineering and Master of Science in Extractive
Metallurgy from Columbia University’s Henry Krumb School of Mines.
Concurrently, Mr. John F. Dickenson has elected to resign from the Board
for personal reasons. “We have appreciated John’s contribution to our
Board and wish him well in the future and are pleased to have Paul join
our Board of Directors,” said Mr. Chris Cline, Foresight’s founder and
Chairman of the Board. “Paul brings to our board extensive experience in
the coal industry. I look forward to working with him in the years to
come.”
About Foresight Energy LP
Foresight Energy LP is a leading producer and marketer of thermal coal
controlling over 3 billion tons of coal reserves in the Illinois Basin.
Foresight currently operates four mining complexes (Williamson, Sugar
Camp, Hillsboro and Macoupin), with four longwall systems and the Sitran
river terminal on the Ohio River. Foresight’s operations are
strategically located near multiple rail and river transportation access
points, providing transportation cost certainty and flexibility to
direct shipments to the domestic and international markets.
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