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Coal News
W
ith the global coal industry
facing unprecidented
market conditions,
World Coal
spoke
to Glenn Kellow, President and CEO
of Peabody Energy, the world’s
largest private-sector coal company,
about its business, recent changes
in the company’s leadership and his
view on the long-term prospects for
coal.
Peabody is the world’s
largest private-sector coal
company. Tell us about
your platform.
Peabody serves metallurgical and
thermal coal customers in more than
25 countries on six continents. We
have more than 7 billion short t of
reserves and ownership interests in
ports and generation projects in
multiple countries.
Our portfolio is shaped around
core regions, including the
Powder River Basin (PRB) and
Illinois Basin in the US, as well as the
Bowen Basin, Hunter Valley and
Illawarra region in Australia. These
regions have the best market access
and lowest costs. Our flagship
operation in the PRB, the North
Antelope Rochelle mine, is the world’s
largest and most productive coal
mine, shipping more coal each year
than most nations.
Safety is a top priority
for the industry. How is
Peabody’s performance in
this area?
Safety is our first value and core to our
mission. Peabody is on track for
another record year of safety
performance in 2015, marked by a
double digit improvement in
Australia’s results as of 3Q15. We
continue working toward a goal of
operating incident free.
Our Wambo underground mine in
New South Wales, Australia, also
brought home unique safety honours,
earning the highest national honour in
the Australian Mines Rescue
competition. The team is set to
represent Australia at the
international championships in
Canada in 2016.
Even though Peabody
is a 130-plus yr old
company, it appears to
be reinventing itself with
the appointment of a
new management team.
Tell us about the recent
changes.
All of our executive leadership has
joined the team since 2013,
representing a mix from both within
and outside of Peabody, which
includes more than 150 yr of
industry experience and 60 yr of
Peabody service combined. Amy
Schwetz, who held a number of key
financial roles across the
corporation, was promoted within
Peabody and took the helm as
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer this past year.
Verona Dorch was recruited as
Executive Vice President,
Chief Legal Officer, Government
Affairs and Corporate Secretary
late last summer. Both Amy and
Verona are skilled, hands-on leaders.
In addition, Robert Malone has
been named Chairman of the Board,
succeeding Greg Boyce who
retired at the end of December last
year. Bob is a valued and
well‑regarded energy and mining
veteran.
CEO
INTERVIEW
Glenn Kellow, Peabody Energy
