BRISTOL, Tenn., Nov. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Contura Energy,
Inc. (NYSE: CTRA), a leading U.S. supplier of metallurgical
products for the steel-making industry, today announced that
Michael J. Quillen has joined
Contura's board, effective November 23,
2020. As an industry veteran with prior hands-on knowledge
of Contura's assets, Quillen brings several decades of coal
expertise to the Contura team.
"It is a significant benefit to our company when we can add a
board member of the caliber of Mike
Quillen, and we believe that he is a strong addition to the
board," said David Stetson,
Contura's chairman and chief executive officer. "I am grateful for
his willingness to join our ranks, and I'm thrilled to bring his
technical coal knowledge and strategic decision-making to work on
behalf of Contura. Mike has served as chief executive of coal
companies, so he knows the challenges and opportunities we face,
and his industry experience is unparalleled. I am eager to welcome
Mike to the board."
Additionally, effective today, Quillen will serve as lead
independent director as well as chair of the compensation committee
and chair of the safety, health and environmental committee.
Albert E. Ferrara, Jr. will remain
chair of the audit committee, and Scott D.
Vogel will be chair of the nominating and corporate
governance committee.
Mr. Quillen is a director of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.,
where he chairs the finance committee and serves on the
compensation committee. In addition to his board involvement, Mr.
Quillen manages Quillen Properties LLC and MJQ LLC and serves as an
advisor on mining, energy, economic development, and transportation
issues. Over the course of his career, Mr. Quillen has held several
executive roles in the mining industry including chief executive
officer and chairman of the board of Alpha Natural Resources, which
he founded in 2002. Prior to Alpha, he was one of the founders of
Whitehaven Coal Company where he was a member of the board and held
senior leadership positions. Mr. Quillen served in a number of
other senior roles including executive vice president of operations
at American Metals & Coal International and president of coal
sales at Pittston Coal Company. Mr. Quillen earned a Bachelor's
degree and a Master's degree, both in civil engineering, from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University which recently awarded him the William H. Ruffner
Medal, the university's highest honor.
ABOUT CONTURA ENERGY
Contura Energy (NYSE: CTRA) is a Tennessee-based coal supplier with affiliate
mining operations across major coal basins in Pennsylvania, Virginia and West
Virginia. With customers across the globe, high-quality
reserves and significant port capacity, Contura Energy reliably
supplies metallurgical coal to produce steel. For more information,
visit www.conturaenergy.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release includes forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are based on
Contura's expectations and beliefs concerning future events and
involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to
differ materially from current expectations. These factors are
difficult to predict accurately and may be beyond Contura's
control. Forward-looking statements in this news release or
elsewhere speak only as of the date made. New uncertainties
and risks arise from time to time, and it is impossible for Contura
to predict these events or how they may affect Contura. Except
as required by law, Contura has no duty to, and does not intend to,
update or revise the forward-looking statements in this news
release or elsewhere after the date this release is issued. In
light of these risks and uncertainties, investors should keep in
mind that results, events or developments discussed in any
forward-looking statement made in this news release may not
occur.
INVESTOR
CONTACT
investorrelations@conturaenergy.com
Alex Rotonen, CFA
423.956.6882
MEDIA
CONTACT
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423.573.0369
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