ST. LOUIS, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation today announced the organizational structure of its sales and marketing function.
Michael V. Altrudo, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, is responsible for Patriot's sales and marketing efforts. Mr. Altrudo reports to Paul H. Vining, President & Chief Operating Officer. Reporting to Mr. Altrudo are Robert Bennett, Senior Vice President -- Sales & Trading; Terry M. Hale, Senior Vice President -- Sales & Marketing; Carol A. Damba -- Director, Contract Administration; James T. "Tom" Dilley, Director -- Transportation; and Paul A. Schnapp, Director -- Market Research.
Mr. Bennett will also serve as President of Patriot Trading LLC, Patriot Coal's brokerage and trading subsidiary.
"With the combined skills of both Patriot & Magnum, we have additional resources to fully serve our customer base, including knowledgeable individuals in both thermal and metallurgical coal markets. Additionally, the combined company will benefit from Magnum's established brokerage function, providing Patriot an even more significant presence in this important aspect of the coal markets," said Patriot President & Chief Operating Officer Paul H. Vining. "With the strength of our new sales and marketing organization, we are fully prepared for the dynamic market conditions both in the U.S. and abroad."
"We put great value on our long-term customer relationships. Patriot's goal is to provide creative solutions to our customers through utilization of our diverse sourcing capabilities and innovative contracting techniques," added Patriot Chief Executive Officer Richard M. Whiting. "Our expanded sales and marketing organization has the broad talent and experience to continue our strong customer-oriented tradition."
Supporting the sales and trading organization and reporting to Mr. Bennett are Gary Hollandsworth, Vice President -- Sales; Beverly Reynolds, Vice President -- Sales; Rodney Robinson, Vice President -- Sales; Steve McComas, Director -- Sales & Brokerage; R. Ryan McClanahan, Manager, Quality Control & Logistics; and Lawrence Young, Manager -- Operations.
Reporting to Mr. Hale is J.P. Martha, Vice President - Sales. Reporting to Ms. Damba is Robert Hruby, Senior Analyst - Contract Administration. Reporting to Mr. Dilley are Sharon Robinson, Manager -- Transportation & Logistics; Hugh L. Rockwell, Manager -- Transportation; and Patricia A. White, Manager -- Transportation. Reporting to Ms. Robinson are Mark-Anthony Rodriguez, Rail Transportation Coordinator, and Carol Ewing, Barge Transportation Coordinator.
About Patriot Coal
Patriot Coal Corporation is the third largest producer and marketer of coal in the eastern United States, with 22 Company-operated mines and numerous contractor-operated mines in Appalachia and the Illinois Basin. The Company ships to domestic and international electric utilities, industrial users and metallurgical coal customers, and controls approximately 1.9 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves. The Company's common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PCX.
