William J. Crowley Jr. (66) was appointed to Foundation Coal's board of directors in December 2004 and continued as a member of our board after the merger with Foundation Coal on July 31, 2009. Mr. Crowley has served as a member of our compensation committee and as a member of our audit committee since the merger, and served as a member of Foundation Coal's audit committee from December 2004 until the merger, including serving as it audit committee chairman during that period. He previously served as a member of Foundation Coal’s nominating and corporate governance committee from December 2004 until the merger and served on its compensation committee for one year. Mr. Crowley has served as an independent business advisor to various companies since 2002. Prior to his retirement in 2002, Mr. Crowley had a 32-year career with Arthur Andersen LLP, of which 16 years were in Baltimore, Maryland, most recently serving for seven years as managing partner of the Baltimore office. In this capacity, he was charged with the task of overseeing and managing the risks associated with portfolio clients which included performing an annual risk assessment, signing off on client acceptance or terminating a client relationship, assessing the capabilities of personnel and insuring the appropriate people were assigned to engagements based on their skill sets and the client risk profile.
Mr. Crowley currently serves as a director and chairman of the audit committee of JNL Series Trust. He served as a director and chairman of the audit committee and was on the nominating and governance committee of BioVeris Corporation from May 2004 to June 2007, when that company was acquired, and he also served as chairman of its special committee. He served as a director and member of the audit committee of Provident Bankshares Corporation from May 2003 to May 2009, when that company was acquired.
Qualifications: Mr. Crowley adds significant financial reporting, management and risk assessment expertise as a result of his more than 32 years of experience with a large public accounting firm, seven years of which he served as managing partner of its Baltimore office. Additionally, Mr. Crowley served as chairman of Foundation Coal’s audit committee from December 2004 until the merger and continues to serve on our audit committee and is one of our “audit committee financial experts.” Mr. Crowley further enhances the expertise of our board with respect to financial matters through his directorship with JNL Series Trust and his prior membership on the boards of directors of BioVeris and Provident Bankshares (of which he also served on the audit committee).