People: Peabody Energy Corp (BTU)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Gregory Boyce	58	2007	Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Michael Crews	45	2008	Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
Matt Brock		2013	President - Peabody Coaltrade
Eric Ford	58	2012	Chairman - Australia Business Unit
Christopher Hagedorn	40	2012	President - Asia and Coal Trading
Charles Meintjes	50	2012	President, Australia
Kemal Williamson	53	2012	President, Americas
Jeane Hull	58	2011	Executive Vice President, Chief Technical Officer
Sharon Fiehler	56	2008	Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President
Alexander Schoch	58	2008	Chief Legal Officer, Executive Vice President - Law, Secretary
William Coley	69	2004	Independent Director
William James	67	2001	Independent Director
Robert Karn	71	2003	Independent Director
Henry Lentz	68	1998	Independent Director
Robert Malone	61	2009	Independent Director
William Rusnack	68	2002	Independent Director
John Turner	71	2005	Independent Director
Sandra Van Trease	52	2003	Independent Director
Alan Washkowitz	72	1998	Independent Director
Vic Svec			Senior Vice President - Investor Relations and Corporate Communications

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Biographies

Name	Description
Gregory Boyce	Mr. Gregory H. Boyce is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Peabody Energy Corporation. He has been a director since March 2005. Mr. Boyce was named Chief Executive Officer Elect of the Company in March 2005, assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer in January 2006 and was elected Chairman by the Board of Directors in October 2007. 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 engineering and operating experience with Kennecott and also served as Executive Assistant to the Vice Chairman of Standard Oil of Ohio from 1983 to 1984. Mr. Boyce serves on the board of directors of Marathon Oil Corporation. He is Chairman of the National Mining Association and Vice Chairman of the Coal Industry Advisory Board of the International Energy Agency. Mr. Boyce is a member of the National Coal Council; The Business Council; Business Roundtable; the Board of Trustees of St. Louis Children’s Hospital; 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.
Michael Crews	Mr. Michael C. Crews is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Peabody Energy Corporation. He joined the Company 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 the Company, Mr. Crews served for three years in financial positions with MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. and six years at KPMG Peat Marwick in St. Louis. He serves on the Board of Directors of Action for Autism in St. Louis. Mr. Crews has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy from the University of Missouri at Columbia, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Washington University in St. Louis and is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Missouri.
Matt Brock	Mr. Matt Brock has been appointed as President - Peabody Coaltrade of Peabody Energy Corp., effective March 1, 2013. Brock has more than 18 years of coal sales, commodity trading and transportation experience and most recently was global head of Coal and Freight at Gunvor SA. In this role, Brock managed the worldwide trading activity and business development for coal and dry freight for the Geneva-based trading firm. He served on the Board of Directors of Signal Peak Mine in Musselshel County, Montana, and played a key role in Gunvor's acquisition of that operation. Brock was also involved in the management of the Keaton mining project in South Africa and Gunvor's coal business development in Russia. Brock previously served at Vitol SA in London from 2007 to 2010, and also held trading management positions with Nuon Energy Sourcing & Trading in Amsterdam and with the Nidera Group in Holland, Singapore, the United Kingdom and South Africa. Brock earned a Bachelor of Arts with honors from the University of London in history and economics and a Master of Science from the University of London in international trade and economics.
Eric Ford	Mr. Eric Ford is Chairman - Australia Business Unit of Peabody Energy Corp. Until then he served as President, Australia of the company. He most recently served as Peabody’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Ford joined Peabody in March 2007 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and served in that position until he was named President – Australia in March 2012. He has over 40 years of international management, operating and engineering experience. Mr. Ford serves on the board of directors of Compass Minerals International, Inc.
Christopher Hagedorn	Dr. Christopher J. Hagedorn is President - Asia and Coal Trading of Peabody Energy Corporation. He has executive responsibility for business and growth activities in Asia, including China, Mongolia, Indonesia and India; global COALTRADE business, which includes global coal trading plus structured products and origination; Asian finance and administration; Asia business development activities; and the law function for Asia and Global Trading activities. He most recently served as Senior Vice President Global Sales and Trading Support, and previously held positions with the company of Senior Vice President, Chief Procurement Officer, and Vice President - Business Performance. Prior to joining the Company 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. Dr. 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.
Charles Meintjes	Mr. Charles F. Meintjes is President, Australia of Peabody Energy Corp. He has executive responsibility for Australia operating platform, which includes overseeing the areas of health and safety, operations, sales and marketing, product delivery and support functions. Mr. Meintjes has senior operational, strategy, continuous improvement and information technology experience with mining companies on three continents. He joined the company in 2007, and most recently served as Acting President - Americas. Other past positions with the company 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 the company, 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.
Kemal Williamson	Mr. Kemal Williamson is President, Americas of Peabody Energy Corp. Until then he served as the Group Vice President, U.S. Western Operations of the company. He brings more than 30 years experience in mining engineering and operations roles across North America and Australia. He joined Peabody in 2000, and most recently was Group Executive Operations for the Peabody Energy Australia operations. Other past positions with Peabody include Group Executive – Powder River Basin Operations, Group Executive – Midwest Operations, and Director – Land Management. . Mr. Williamson holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mining Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and a MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University.
Jeane Hull	Ms. Jeane L. Hull is Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer of Peabody Energy Corp. Prior to joining the company, 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 is a member of the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources Council. She also serves on the University Advisory Board for South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, the Industry Advisory Board for Missouri University of Science and Technology Mining Department and the Washington University Olin Business School Women's Leadership Forum Steering Committee.
Sharon Fiehler	Ms. Sharon D. Fiehler is Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President of Peabody Energy Corporation. From April 2002 to January 2008, she served as Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Administration. Ms. Fiehler joined the Company in 1981 as Manager - Salary Administration and has held a series of employee relations, compensation and salaried benefits positions. She holds degrees in social work and psychology and a MBA, and prior to joining the Company was a personnel representative for Ford Motor Company. Ms. Fiehler is Deputy Chair and a Director of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; a member of the Board of Trustees of the Missouri Botanical Garden; Chair of the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of Mississippi Valley, Inc.; and a member of the Board of Directors of the St. Louis Zoo Association. She is also a member of the International Women's Forum/Missouri and the St. Louis Forum. Ms. Fiehler holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and bachelor degrees in psychology and social work from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Alexander Schoch	Mr. Alexander C. Schoch is Chief Legal Officer, Executive Vice President - Law, Secretary of Peabody Energy Corporation. He was named Executive Vice President Law and Chief Legal Officer in October 2006 and Secretary in May 2008. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Schoch served as Vice President and General Counsel for Emerson Process Management, an operating segment of Emerson Electric Co. and a 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 on the Board of Trustees for the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation and on the Board of Directors of North Side Community School in St. Louis, Missouri.
William Coley	Mr. William A. Coley is Independent Director of Peabody Energy Corporation. From March 2005 to July 2009, Mr. Coley served as Chief Executive Officer and Director of British Energy Group plc. He was previously a non-executive director of British Energy. Mr. Coley served as President of Duke Power, the U.S.-based global energy company, from 1997 until his retirement in February 2003. During his 37-year career at Duke Power, Mr. Coley held various officer level positions in the engineering, operations and senior management areas, including Vice President, Operations (1984-1986), Vice President, Central Division (1986-1988), Senior Vice President, Power Delivery (1988-1990), Senior Vice President, Customer Operations (1990-1991), Executive Vice President, Customer Group (1991-1994) and President, Associated Enterprises Group (1994-1997). Mr. Coley was elected to the board of Duke Power in 1990 and was named President following Duke Power’s acquisition of PanEnergy in 1997. Mr. Coley earned his B.S. in electrical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and is a registered professional engineer. He is also a director of E. R. Jahna Enterprises. Mr. Coley previously served as a director of British Energy Group plc, CT Communications, Inc. and SouthTrust Bank. He serve as a member of the Board and its Executive Committee and as Chairman of its Compensation Committee.
William James	Mr. William E. James is Independent Director of Peabody Energy Corporation. Since July 2000, Mr. James has been co-founder and Managing General Partner of RockPort Capital Partners LLC, a venture capital fund specializing in energy and power, advanced materials, process and prevention technologies, transportation and green building technologies. Prior to joining RockPort, Mr. James co-founded and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Power LLC. He also co-founded the non-profit Citizens Energy Corporation and served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Corporation, its for-profit holding company, from 1987 to 1996. Mr. James is also a director of Ener1, Inc. and Micro Seismic Inc. He serve as a member of the Board and its Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.
Robert Karn	Mr. Robert B. Karn, III, is Independent Director of Peabody Energy Corporation. Mr. Karn is a financial consultant and former managing partner in financial and economic consulting with Arthur Andersen LLP in St. Louis. Before retiring from Arthur Andersen in 1998, Mr. Karn served in a variety of accounting, audit and financial roles over a 33-year career, including Managing Partner in charge of the global coal mining practice from 1981 through 1998. He is a Certified Public Accountant and has served as a Panel Arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association. Mr. Karn is also a director of Natural Resource Partners L.P., a master limited partnership that is listed on the NYSE, Kennedy Capital Management, Inc. and numerous NYSE-listed closed-end mutual and exchange traded funds under the Guggenheim Financial Family of Funds. He previously served as a director of the Fiduciary/Claymore Dynamic Equity Fund. He serve as a member of the Board and its Audit and Compensation Committees.
Henry Lentz	Mr. Henry E. Lentz is Independent Director of Peabody Energy Corporation. Mr. Lentz served as a Managing Director of Lazard Frères & Co, an investment banking firm, from June 2009 to May 2011. He was a Managing Director of Barclays Capital, an investment banking firm and successor to Lehman Brothers Inc., an investment banking firm (“Lehman Brothers”), from September 2008 to June 2009. From January 2004 to September 2008 he was employed as an Advisory Director by Lehman Brothers. He joined Lehman Brothers in 1971 and became a Managing Director in 1976. He left the firm in 1988 to become Vice Chairman of Wasserstein Perella Group, Inc., an investment banking firm. In 1993, he returned to Lehman Brothers as a Managing Director and served as head of the firm’s worldwide energy practice. In 1996, he joined Lehman Brothers’ Merchant Banking Group as a Principal and in January 2003 became a consultant to the Merchant Banking Group. Mr. Lentz is also the non-executive Chairman of Rowan Companies, Inc. and a director of CARBO Ceramics, Inc., Macquarie Infrastructure Company and WPX Energy, Inc. He is member of the Board and its Nominating and Corporate Governance and Executive Committees.
Robert Malone	Mr. Robert A. Malone is Independent Director of Peabody Energy Corporation. Mr. Malone was elected as President and Chief Executive Officer of the First National Bank of Sonora, Texas in October 2009. He is a Retired Executive Vice President of BP plc and the Retired Chairman of the Board and President of BP America Inc. He served in that position from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Malone previously served as Chief Executive Officer of BP Shipping Limited from 2002 to 2006, as Regional President Western United States, BP America Inc. from 2000 to 2002 and as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company from 1996 to 2000. He is also a director of Halliburton Company, the First National Bank of Sonora and INTERA Incorporated. Mr. Malone serve as a member of the Board and its Compensation Committee and as Chairman of its Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Committee.
William Rusnack	Mr. William C. Rusnack is Independent Director of Peabody Energy Corporation. Mr. Rusnack is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Premcor Inc., one of the independent oil refiners in the U.S. prior to its acquisition by Valero Energy Corporation in 2005. He served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Premcor from 1998 to February 2002. Prior to joining Premcor, Mr. Rusnack was President of ARCO Products Company, the refining and marketing division of Atlantic Richfield Company. During a 31-year career at ARCO, he was also President of ARCO Transportation Company and Vice President of Corporate Planning. He is also a director of Sempra Energy, Flowserve Corporation and Solutia Inc. Mr. Rusnack serve as a member of the Board and its Executive Committee and as Chairman of its Audit Committee.
John Turner	Mr. John F. Turner is Independent Director of Peabody Energy Corporation. Mr. Turner served as Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs from November 2001 to July 2005. Mr. Turner was previously President and Chief Executive Officer of The Conservation Fund, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to public-private partnerships to protect land and water resources. He was director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from 1989 to 1993. Mr. Turner also served in the Wyoming state legislature for 19 years and is a past president of the Wyoming State Senate. He serves as a consultant to The Conservation Fund. Mr. Turner also serves as Chairman of the University of Wyoming, Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources. He is also a director of International Paper Company, American Electric Power Company, Inc. and Ashland, Inc. Mr. Turner serve as a member of the Board and its Health, Safety, Security and Environmental and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.
Sandra Van Trease	Ms. Sandra A. Van Trease is Independent Director of Peabody Energy Corporation. Ms. Van Trease is Group President, BJC HealthCare, a position she has held since September 2004. Prior to joining BJC HealthCare, Ms. Van Trease served as President and Chief Executive Officer of UNICARE, an operating affiliate of WellPoint Health Networks Inc., from 2002 to September 2004. Ms. Van Trease also served as President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of RightCHOICE Managed Care, Inc. from 2000 to 2002 and as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer from 1997 to 2000. Prior to joining RightCHOICE in 1994, she was a Senior Audit Manager with Price Waterhouse LLP. She is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Management Accountant. Ms. Van Trease is also a director of Enterprise Financial Services Corporation. Ms. Van Trease serve as a member of the Board and its Audit, Health, Safety, Security and Environmental and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.
Alan Washkowitz	Mr. Alan H. Washkowitz is Independent Director of Peabody Energy Corporation. Until July 2005, Mr. Washkowitz was a Managing Director of Lehman Brothers and part of the firm’s Merchant Banking Group, responsible for oversight of Lehman Brothers Merchant Banking Partners. He joined Kuhn Loeb & Co. in 1968 and became a general partner of Lehman Brothers in 1978 when it acquired Kuhn Loeb & Co. Prior to joining the Merchant Banking Group, he headed Lehman Brothers’ Financial Restructuring Group. Mr. Washkowitz is also a director of L-3 Communications Corporation. Mr. Washkowitz serve as a member of the Board and its Audit Committee and as Chairman of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
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Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Gregory Boyce	9,491,400
Michael Crews	3,840,070
Matt Brock	--
Eric Ford	4,738,090
Christopher Hagedorn	--
Charles Meintjes	2,299,040
Kemal Williamson	--
Jeane Hull	2,627,760
Sharon Fiehler	2,161,400
Alexander Schoch	1,590,400
William Coley	--
William James	--
Robert Karn	--
Henry Lentz	--
Robert Malone	--
William Rusnack	--
John Turner	--
Sandra Van Trease	--
Alan Washkowitz	--
Vic Svec	--

As Of 30 Dec 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Gregory Boyce	989,144	29,630,884
Michael Crews	14,820	402,595
Matt Brock	0	0
Eric Ford	39,653	1,457,490
Christopher Hagedorn	0	0
Charles Meintjes	0	0
Kemal Williamson	0	0
Jeane Hull	0	0
Sharon Fiehler	169,995	5,807,580
Alexander Schoch	10,641	258,655
William Coley	0	0
William James	0	0
Robert Karn	0	0
Henry Lentz	0	0
Robert Malone	0	0
William Rusnack	0	0
John Turner	0	0
Sandra Van Trease	0	0
Alan Washkowitz	0	0
Vic Svec	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
BOYCE GREGORY H	19,019	$0.00
BOYCE GREGORY H	19,019	$0.00
WASHKOWITZ ALAN H	4,232	$23.76
WILLIAMSON KEMAL	1,195	$25.15
FIEHLER SHARON D	3,352	$0.00
FORD ERIC	1,034	$25.15
HULL JEANE L	1,266	$0.00
SCHOCH ALEXANDER C	821	$25.15
CREWS MICHAEL C	1,257	$25.15
HULL JEANE L	490	$25.15
CREWS MICHAEL C	3,352	$0.00
WILLIAMSON KEMAL	3,129	$0.00
FORD ERIC	6,285	$0.00
BOYCE GREGORY H	19,019	$0.00
SCHOCH ALEXANDER C	2,123	$0.00
BOYCE GREGORY H	401	$0.00
BOYCE GREGORY H	401	$0.00
MEINTJES CHARLES F	2,076	$27.24
HULL JEANE L	288	$27.24
HAGEDORN CHRISTOPHER J	1,151	$27.24
FORD ERIC	767	$26.64
LENTZ HENRY E JR	5,031	$0.00
MEINTJES CHARLES F	27,686	$0.00
WASHKOWITZ ALAN H	5,031	$0.00
KEETH MARTHA FRANCES	5,031	$0.00

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