ST. LOUIS, May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Peabody Energy (NYSE:
BTU) today announced that Allen
Capdeboscq has been promoted to Senior Vice President –
Corporate Development reporting to Group Executive and Chief
Development Officer Christopher J.
Hagedorn. Capdeboscq previously served as Vice President –
Financial and Capital Planning.
The appointment is consistent with Peabody's heightened focus on
asset sales and portfolio optimization. Capdeboscq will be focused
on value-adding transactions involving the divestitures, non-core
asset sales, joint ventures, minority interests, mergers and
acquisitions.
Capdeboscq joined Peabody in 2006 as Vice President – Corporate
Business Development and was named Vice President – Financial and
Capital Planning in 2012. He previously worked for A.G. Edwards in its investment banking energy
group and for Shell Exploration and Production Company as a process
and project engineer.
Peabody Energy is the world's largest private-sector coal
company and a global leader in sustainable mining, energy access
and clean coal solutions. The company serves metallurgical and
thermal coal customers in more than 25 countries on six continents.
Peabody was named Energy Company of the Year at the 2014 Platts
Global Energy Awards. For further information, visit
PeabodyEnergy.com and AdvancedEnergyForLife.com.
CONTACT:
Chris Curran
(314) 588-2765
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