ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation today announced that Jacquelyn A. Jones has been named Vice President of Contract Management, reporting to Michael V. Altrudo, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer. In her new role, Jones' primary responsibility will be management of the Company's coal supply agreements. Promotion of Jones to this new role signals increased focus on the Company's revenue base, with particular emphasis on capturing the increased costs as a result of the rapidly changing regulatory environment.
Jones will be leading a department including Carol A. Damba, Director of Contract Administration, Mark Anthony Rodriguez, Manager of Contract Administration, and Robert Hruby, Senior Analyst - Contract Administration, and will be working closely with Patriot's sales, operations and legal departments.
Jones led the Company's tax department since Patriot's inception October 31, 2007, most recently as Vice President - Tax. She has more than 8 years of coal experience, primarily in tax and project management roles. In 2008, in addition to her tax responsibilities, Jones led the integration of Magnum into the Patriot organization. Prior to joining Patriot, Jones was Director of Tax Planning and Audits for Peabody Energy Corporation. She has also previously served as Tax Counsel for GenAmerica Corporation and has held various tax positions at Ernst & Young LLP. Jones is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri - Columbia and an LLM (Master of Laws) in Taxation from Washington University.
About Patriot Coal
Patriot Coal Corporation is the third largest producer and marketer of coal in the eastern United States, with 16 mining complexes 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.
