People: Natural Resource Partners LP (NRP)

Mr. J. Matthew Fifield is Director of GP Natural Resource Partners LLC, the general partner of Natural Resource Partners LP. Mr. Fifield brings coal mining and financial experience to NRP’s board of directors. Mr. Fifield joined NRP’s Board of Directors in January 2007. He currently serves as a Managing Director of AMCI Capital, a mining private equity fund, and AMCI Holdings, a sponsor of AMCI Capital. Previously, Mr. Fifield was a Managing Director at Foresight Management, LLC, a Cline Group affiliate. From 2005 to 2011, he also served as a Managing Director of both Adena Minerals, LLC and Cline Resource & Development Company, both Cline Group affiliates. Prior to joining the Cline Group, Mr. Fifield worked at Resource Capital Funds, a private equity firm focused on metals and mining, in 2004 and 2005. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Fifield worked in various positions with UBS Warburg, focusing on metals and minerals.