ST. LOUIS, July 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Peabody (NYSE:
BTU) today announced that William "Bill" Champion has been
appointed to the company's Board of Directors. Most recently,
Champion was Principal at Gladiator Mining Group LLC and previously
served in several executive management roles at Rio Tinto PLC,
including as Managing Director of Rio Tinto's former Australian
coal assets. Separately, Teresa
Madden has resigned from the Peabody board and Nick Chirekos
will be replacing Madden as the Chair of the Audit Committee.
Following these changes, the Peabody board consists of eleven
directors.
"We are pleased to have Mr. Champion join the Board of
Directors, bringing with him operational expertise from the metals
and mining industry," said Peabody Chairman of the Board Robert A.
Malone. "Bill's expertise in the global coal industry will
provide additional operational insight to our already diverse
board. He is a proven leader with experience spanning
multiple geographies, cultures and metal and mining products.
"I'd also like to thank Teresa for her years of service and the
significant contributions she brought to the Peabody board and to
the Audit Committee as Chair," said Malone. "Along with my
colleagues on the board, we wish Teresa the very best in all her
future endeavors."
In Champion's role as Principal at Gladiator Mining Group, he
pursued global investment opportunities across a wide range of
mineral and metal commodities. Prior to that, he spent 12
years at Rio Tinto PLC, in a number of executive management roles
for the company in the coal, diamond, and copper segments.
Champion earned a pair of Bachelor of Science degrees in
Chemical Engineering and Biological Sciences from the University of Arizona. He also attended the
W.P. Carey School of Business
Executive MBA Program at Arizona State
University. He is currently an independent director of
Buenaventura Mining Co. Inc., Peru's largest, publicly traded precious and
base metals company, and of PJSC Polyus Gold, a Russian gold mining
company.
Peabody (NYSE: BTU) is a leading coal producer, serving
customers in more than 25 countries on six continents. We
provide essential products to fuel baseload electricity for
emerging and developed countries and create the steel needed to
build foundational infrastructure. Our commitment to
sustainability underpins our activities today and helps to shape
our strategy for the future.
For further information, visit PeabodyEnergy.com.
CONTACT:
Julie Gates
(314) 342-4336
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