ST. LOUIS, Aug. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Peabody Energy
President and Chief Executive Officer Glenn
Kellow today announced that A.
Verona Dorch has been named Executive Vice President, Chief
Legal Officer, Government Affairs and Corporate
Secretary.
Dorch will have executive responsibility for providing
comprehensive legal counsel for Peabody business activities and
will lead the company's global legal and government affairs
functions. Her new role is effective Aug. 17, 2015, and Dorch will be a member of
Peabody's Executive Leadership Team reporting directly to
Kellow. She succeeds Alex
Schoch, who retired from Peabody effective July 31.
"Verona is a skilled, hands-on legal executive who has excelled
in multiple roles as a strategic business partner, and it is my
pleasure to name her as our next Chief Legal Officer," said
Kellow.
Dorch has more than 20 years of legal experience counseling
diverse global businesses, including more than 10 years as in-house
counsel for Harsco Corporation, a leading global industrial
services company. For the past three years, she served as the
Chief Legal Officer at Harsco advising the leadership team and the
board on strategic business initiatives. She also has
experience in corporate and securities law from multiple top-tier
law firms and with the Sumitomo Chemical Co. Dorch holds a
Bachelor of Science degree from Dartmouth
College and Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School.
Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) 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. For further information, visit PeabodyEnergy.com
and AdvancedEnergyForLife.com.
CONTACT:
Beth Sutton
(928) 699-8243
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