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Kevin S. Crutchfield


Kevin S. Crutchfield is Alpha's chief executive officer and is a director and member of the safety, health, environmental and sustainabilitycommittee. Prior to the merger with Foundation Coal in 2009, he had served as Alpha's president since January 2007 and was a member of the company's board of directors since November 2007. Prior to that time, Mr. Crutchfield served as Alpha’s executive vice president sinc... (more)


Kurt D. Kost


Kurt Kost is President of our company, a position he's held since August 2009.  Prior to that, he was President and Chief Operating Officer since January 2008, Executive Vice President since June 2007, Senior Vice President, Western Operations and Process Management of Foundation Coal from December 2005 until June 2007. From 1980 through 2005, Mr. Kost held various positions in engineering and operations with Foundation and its predecessor and affiliated companies includin... (more)

Philip J. Cavatoni

Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer

Phil Cavatoni has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer at Alpha Natural Resources, LLC since February 2009. Before joining Alpha, Phil held various positions with JPMorgan Chase & Co., beginning in 1991.  His most recent position with JPM was as Managing Director and Head of the firm’s Global Paper, Packaging and Building Products practice, in which he served as the senior investment banker responsible for management of client r... (more)


Vaughn R. Groves

Executive Vice President & General Counsel
Vaughn R. Groves has been Executive Vice President and General Counsel since Alpha was incorporated in November 2004, and served in the same capacity for the predecessor companies going back to October 2003. Before that, he served as Vice President and General Counsel of Pittston Coal Company from 1996 until joining Alpha, and as Associate General Counsel of Pittston Coal Co. from 1991 to 1996. Before joining Pittston, Vaughn was associated with the law firm of Jackson Kel... (more)

Randy L. McMillion

Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer
Randy McMillion has been Alpha’s Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer since August 2009.  Prior to that, he was Chief Operating Officer from February 2009 to July 2009 and Vice President of Operations from April 2007 to February 2009.  Randy joined Alpha in May 2005 as the President and Manager of our Brooks Run subsidiary, in charge of all southern West Virginia mining operations. Before joining Alpha Randy worked Foundation Coal and its ... (more)

Eddie W. Neely

Executive Vice President & Chief Risk Officer
Eddie Neely has been Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer since August 2009.  Prior to that, he served as Chief Financial Office for Alpha Natural Resources.  Eddie joined the management team in August 2002, and had also served as Vice President and Controller of Alpha and its predecessor company since March 2003.  Before joining Alpha, Eddie was Chief Financial Officer of Whites Fresh Food, Inc., a family-owned supermarket chain.... (more)

Michael R. Peelish

Executive Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer
Michael Peelish is Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer for Alpha Natural Resources.  Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President, Safety and Human Resources for Foundation Coal since 2004 and Senior Vice President, Safety and Human Resources of RAG American Coal Holding, Inc. since 1999. From 1989 to 1999, he served in various legal, safety and regulatory roles for the Cyprus Amax companies, and before that was an attorney at Consol... (more)

Scott Pack

Executive Vice President
Scott Pack is Executive Vice President –Sales and President of Alpha Coal Sales Co., LLC, a position he’s held since September 2009. Prior to that, he was President of Foundation Energy Sales, Inc. and Senior Vice President of sales and marketing for Foundation Coal Corp., responsible for sales and logistics. Scott’s 26 years in the coal industry has included varied roles in sales, engineering, transportation, trading and other management positions. A West Virginia mining engine... (more)

Frank J. Wood

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Frank Wood is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, a position in which he previously served in while at Foundation Coal since July 2004. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of RAG American Coal Holding, Inc. since 1999. From 1993 to 1999, he was Vice President & Controller at Cyprus Amax Coal Co., and from 1991 to 1993, he was Vice President of Administration at Cannelton Inc. From 1979 to 1991, Mr. W... (more)