People: James River Coal Co (JRCC.O)

JRCC.O on Nasdaq

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22 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Peter Socha

52 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer

Coy Lane

51 Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President

Michael Weber

58 2006 Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer

Samuel Hopkins

55 Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

Alan Crown

64 2004 Independent Director

Ronald FlorJancic

61 2006 Independent Director

Leonard Kujawa

79 2004 Independent Director

Joseph Vipperman

71 2005 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Peter Socha

Mr. Peter T. Socha serves as Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of James River Coal Company. He joined the Company in March 2003. Mr. Socha has a B.S. degree in Mineral Engineering and a M.A. degree in Corporate Finance, both from the University of Alabama.

Coy Lane

Mr. Coy K. Lane, Jr., is Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President of James River Coal Company. He joined the Company in January 2005. Before joining the Company, Mr. Lane served as Senior Vice President of Operations for International Coal Group, Inc., following that company’s acquisition in September 2004 of the core assets of Horizon Natural Resources Company. Mr. Lane had served in various operations positions for Horizon and its predecessor companies since 1993. Mr. Lane holds a B.S. degree in Mining Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Michael Weber

Mr. Michael E. Weber is Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of James River Coal Company. He joined the Company in September 2006. Before joining the Company, Mr. Weber was a sales and marketing consultant to the energy industry at MJB Enterprises, LLC, a consulting firm, which he owns, beginning in 2005. Prior to founding MJB Enterprises, LLC, Mr. Weber served in several positions with Progress Fuels Corporation and its predecessor companies from 1990 to 2005. His most recent position with Progress Fuels Corporation was as Director - Coal Sales. Mr. Weber earned a B.S. degree in Business Administration from The Ohio State University.

Samuel Hopkins

Mr. Samuel M. Hopkins, II, is Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of James River Coal Company. He joined the Company in September 2003. Mr. Hopkins served as Vice President, Treasurer and Controller from 1997 to 2001 and as Vice President and Controller from 2001 to June 2002 for Progress Fuels Corporation, a coal-mining, natural gas producer, rail reconditioning/manufacturing subsidiary of Progress Energy. Mr. Hopkins holds a B.A. degree in Accounting from the University of Alabama and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Alan Crown

Mr. Alan F. Crown serves as Independent Director of James River Coal Company since May 2004. He has served since April 2007 as an Operating Partner at Comvest Investment Group. Mr. Crown previously served from January 2004 to April 2007 as President and Chief Operating Officer of Transload America, LLC, a waste haulage company. Prior to that, Mr. Crown was employed by CSX Transportation, a eastern railroad, from 1966 until he retired in September 2003. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Crown served as Vice President—Central Region (1999-2000), Senior Vice President—Transportation (2000-2002), and Executive Vice President (2002-2003) of CSX Transportation. Mr. Crown attended the University of Baltimore.

Ronald FlorJancic

Mr. Ronald J. FlorJancic serves as Independent Director of James River Coal Company since August 2006. Mr. FlorJancic has been an independent consultant to the coal, coalbed methane and energy and telecommunications industries since 2003. From 2003 to January 2010, he was a Principal and Partner at Customer Care Specialists, Inc., a management consulting firm. Mr. FlorJancic spent 30 years with CONSOL Energy Inc. in various positions of operations, safety, coal trading, transportation and distribution, and sales and marketing. He was chief of mergers and acquisitions and an active principal in CONSOL Energy's initial public offering. Mr. FlorJancic retired from CONSOL Energy in 2003 as Executive Vice President. Mr. FlorJancic is a Certified Mine Foreman – Pennsylvania. Mr. FlorJancic has participated in the twice yearly Audit Institute Roundtable meetings sponsored by KPMG. Mr. FlorJancic earned a B.S. in Business (with distinction) and a M.B.A. from Indiana University. Mr. FlorJancic attended the Executive Management Program at Emory University.

Leonard Kujawa

Mr. Leonard J. Kujawa serves as Independent Director of James River Coal Company since May 2004. Mr. Kujawa previously served as a partner at Arthur Andersen & Co. from 1965 to 1995. When he retired in 1995, he had worldwide management responsibility for services to clients in the utility, energy and telecommunications fields. For over ten years, Mr. Kujawa has participated in the restructuring and privatization of energy companies around the world. Mr. Kujawa was a Senior Advisor to Cambridge Energy Research Associates, their program for Chief Financial Officers and Chief Risk Officers. Mr. Kujawa currently serves as a utility industry financial consultant in Asia. Mr. Kujawa previously served on the Boards of American Electric Power, China Tobacco Mauduit (Jiangmen) Paper Industry Company and Schweitzer-Mauduit International. Mr. Kujawa participated in the semi annual Audit Committee Institute meeting by KPMG and the NYSE Corporate Board programs: Board Committee Peer Exchange for Audit Chairs; Boardroom Summit for S&P 500 Directors. Mr. Kujawa has a B.B.A. (with distinction) and a M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. Mr. Kujawa is a Certified Public Accountant.

Joseph Vipperman

Mr. Joseph H. Vipperman serves as Independent Director of James River Coal Company since June 2005. Mr. Vipperman retired in 2002 after more than 40 years with American Electric Power (AEP) and its subsidiary companies. When he retired, Mr. Vipperman was serving as Executive Vice President-Shared Services for American Electric Power Services Corporation. He has also served as Chairman of both the Virginia Center for Energy and Economic Development and the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce, on the Advisory Board of Norfolk Southern Corporation, and as a Director of the Virginia Coal Council, Shenandoah Life Insurance Company and Roanoke Electric Steel. Mr. Vipperman earned a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a master’s degree in Industrial Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Peter Socha

1,717,300

Coy Lane

1,384,370

Michael Weber

412,354

Samuel Hopkins

1,082,210

Alan Crown

--

Ronald FlorJancic

--

Leonard Kujawa

--

Joseph Vipperman

--
As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

Peter Socha

150,000 4,110,000

Coy Lane

0 0

Michael Weber

0 0

Samuel Hopkins

0 0

Alan Crown

0 0

Ronald FlorJancic

0 0

Leonard Kujawa

0 0

Joseph Vipperman

0 0
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