Michael J. Quillen (63) has served as chairman of the board of directors since October 2006 and as a member since November 2004. He served as chief executive officer from November 2004 until the merger with Foundation Coal on July 31, 2009 and served as Alpha's president until January 2007. Mr. Quillen joined Alpha’s management team as president and the sole manager of Alpha Natural Resources, LLC, its top-tier operating subsidiary, in August 2002, and served as chief executive officer of Alpha Natural Resources, LLC from January 2003 until the merger with Foundation Coal. He also served as the president and a member of the board of directors of ANR Holdings, LLC, a former top-tier holding company, from December 2002 until ANR Holdings, LLC was merged with another of Alpha’s subsidiaries in December 2005, and as the chief executive officer of ANR Holdings, LLC from March 2003 until December 2005. From September 1998 to December 2002, Mr. Quillen was executive vice president — operations of AMCI Metals and Coal International Inc., a mining and marketing company. While at AMCI, he was responsible for the development of AMCI’s Australian properties. Mr. Quillen has over 30 years of experience in the coal industry starting as an engineer. He has held senior executive positions in the coal industry throughout his career, including vice president — operations of Pittston Coal Company, a coal mining company, president of Pittston Coal Sales Corp., vice president of AMVEST Corporation, vice president — operations of NERCO Coal Corporation, president and chief executive officer of Addington, Inc. and manager of Mid-Vol Leasing, Inc. Similar to Messrs. Crutchfield and Roberts, Mr. Quillen's significant coal company experience has enabled him to develop expertise and insight into the business challenges uniquely relevant to coal companies, particularly in the areas of risk management and the design and implementation of coal mine safety processes and procedures.
Mr. Quillen has also served on the board of directors and as a member of the compensation committee, ethics, environment, safety and health committee and the finance committee of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., a leading producer of construction aggregates in the United States since 2008.
Qualifications: Mr. Quillen provides our board with tremendous insight and experience with respect to our business and has more than 30 years of experience in senior executive roles in the coal industry, providing our board with expertise with respect to our business. In addition, Mr. Quillen brings significant expertise in the areas of corporate governance, finance and environmental, safety, health and sustainability matters as a result of his role as our chairman, and as Alpha's former chief executive officer. Mr. Quillen’s service on the board of directors of Martin Marietta, a public company, further enhances his experience and substantial knowledge in these areas.