Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc.

Management Team

James F. Roberts
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer: James F. Roberts (59) is our Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. He was appointed to our board of directors in 2004. Prior to his current position, Mr. Roberts had been President and Chief Executive Officer since August 2004. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of RAG American Coal Holding, Inc. from January 1999 to August 2004. Mr. Roberts was President of CoalARBED International Trading from 1981 to 1999, Chief Financial Officer of Leckie Smokeless Coal Company from 1977 to 1981 and Vice President of Finance at Solar Fuel Company from 1974 to 1977. Mr. Roberts is a director of the National Mining Association, and former chairman. In addition, Mr. Roberts is a director of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity, a member of the executive committee of the National Coal Council and the vice-chair of the Coal Utilization Research Council.
Kurt D. Kost
President, Chief Operating Officer: Kurt D. Kost (51) is our President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to his current position, Mr. Kost had been Executive Vice President since June 2007. He was Senior Vice President, Western Operations and Process Management of Foundation from December 2005 until June 2007. From 1980 through 2005, Mr. Kost held various positions in engineering and operations with Foundation Coal Corporation and its predecessor and affiliated companies. From April 2005 to December 2007, Mr. Kost was Vice President of Process Management for Foundation Coal Corporation. From 2001 to 2005 he was President, Foundation Coal West, Inc. He served as General Manager of RAG Coal West, Inc. from 2000 to 2001 and as its General Mine Manager from 1998 to 2000. Mr. Kost is past president of the Society of Mining Engineers, Powder River Basin chapter, was an executive board member of the Wyoming Mine Association, and is a current Board Member of the Habitat for Humanity, Chesapeake chapter. Mr. Kost earned his Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and has completed Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.
Frank J. Wood
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer: Frank J. Wood (56) is our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to his current position, Mr. Wood had been 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 Company, and from 1991 to 1993, he was Vice President of Administration at Cannelton Inc. From 1979 to 1991, Mr. Wood held various accounting and financial management positions at AMAX Inc.'s coal and oil and gas subsidiaries. Mr. Wood earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the College of William and Mary and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Indiana University.
Greg A. Walker
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary: Greg A. Walker (53) is our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to his current position, Mr. Walker had been Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of RAG American Coal Holding, Inc. since 1999. He has over 24 years of experience with legal and regulatory issues in the mining industry. He was Senior Attorney at Cyprus Amax Minerals Company from 1989 to 1999, affiliated with McGuire, Cornwell & Blakey from 1986 to 1989 and Associate Counsel at Mobil Oil Corporation from 1981 to 1986. Mr. Walker received his law degree in 1981 from the University of Florida and his Bachelor of Arts with a major in geology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1978.
James A. Olsen
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer: James A. Olsen (57) is our Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Prior to his current position, Mr. Olsen had been Senior Vice President, Development and Information Technology of Foundation from 2004 to 2007 and of RAG American Coal Holding, Inc. from 1999 to 2004. From 1993 to 1999, he worked at Cyprus Amax Coal Company as Assistant Controller and later as Vice President of Business Development. From 1975 to 1981, and from 1988 to 1990, he was employed by AMAX Inc. in several positions, including Assistant Controller and Assistant to the Treasurer. Mr. Olsen earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from St. Anselm College and his Masters Degree in Business Administration from Boston University.
James J. Bryja
Senior Vice President, Operations: James J. Bryja (52) is our Senior Vice President, Operations. Prior to his current position, Mr. Bryja had been Senior Vice President, Eastern Operations of Foundation since August 2004 and of RAG American Coal Holding, Inc. from February 2003 to May 2005. From 1999 through 2001, Mr. Bryja was General Manager of Emerald Coal Resources, LP, one of our subsidiaries, and from September 2001 to March 2003, Mr. Bryja served as President of Pennsylvania Services Corporation, one of our subsidiaries. Mr. Bryja has 27 years of experience in the coal mining industry, with positions in management, engineering and production at Island Creek Corporation/Consolidation Coal Company and U.S. Steel Mining Co. Mr. Bryja earned his Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and his Masters Degree in Business Administration from West Virginia University. Mr. Bryja is a registered professional engineer. Mr. Bryja currently serves as a board member of the Pittsburgh Coal Mining Institute of America and is a member of the Society of Mining Engineers.
Michael R. Peelish
Senior Vice President, Safety and Human Resources: Michael R. Peelish (47) is our Senior Vice President, Safety and Human Resources. Prior to his current position, Mr. Peelish had been Senior Vice President, Safety and Human Resources of RAG American Coal Holding, Inc. since 1999. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Peelish was Director, Safety of Cyprus Amax Minerals Company, and from 1994 to 1995, was Manager of Regulatory Affairs and Loss Control of Cyprus Amax Coal Company. From 1989 to 1994, Mr. Peelish was Senior Attorney at Cyprus Minerals Company, and from 1986 to 1989, was an attorney at Consolidation Coal Company. Mr. Peelish received his law degree from West Virginia University College of Law and his Bachelor of Science in Engineering of Mines from West Virginia University, cum laude.
A. Scott Pack Jr.
Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing and President, Foundation Energy Sales, Inc.: A. Scott Pack, Jr. (49) is our Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Foundation Coal Corporation and President, Foundation Energy Sales, Inc. Prior to his current position, Mr. Pack had been Foundation's Vice President of Sales and Marketing since 2001. Mr. Pack has 24 years of experience in the coal mining industry in which he has held various engineering, sales, transportation, and management positions at Enron Global Markets, LLC, Consol Energy Inc., Cannelton Industries, Inc., Maple Meadow Mining Co. and the New River Co. Mr. Pack earned his Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from West Virginia University. Mr. Pack is a member and past president of the Coal Club of Philadelphia. He is also a member of the New York Coal Trade Association, The Traffic Club of Pittsburgh, and the North Carolina Coal Institute. In addition, Mr. Pack serves on the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources Advisory Committee at West Virginia University.