Keith E. Alessi currently serves as a director and our President and Chief Executive Officer.  In addition to his work with us, Mr. Alessi was an adjunct lecturer at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan from 2002 to 2010.  Prior to joining Westmoreland, Mr. Alessi had served as a senior executive officer for over 20 years at a number of public companies.  Mr. Alessi currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Town Sports International Holdings, Inc., and MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.

Thomas J. Coffey has been a Partner of B2B CFO Partners, LLC, a professional financial services organization, since 2005.  Prior to 2005, Mr. Coffey was Vice President-Finance, Global Infrastructure Services from 1999 to 2005 and Vice President-Operations Analysis from 1998 to 1999 of Unisys Corporation, a technology services company.

Michael R. D'Appolonia most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Kinetic Systems, Inc., a global provider of process and mechanical solutions to the electronics, solar and biopharmaceutical industries. From 1986 to 2006, Mr. D’Appolonia was an executive and Principal of Nightingale & Associates, LLC, and its predecessor company Nightingale & Associates, Inc., a global management consulting firm providing financial and operational restructuring services to mid-market companies in the US and overseas. From January 2002 through June 2006, Mr. D’Appolonia served as Nightingale’s President.  Mr. D’Appolonia is a member of the board of directors of Exide Technologies, Inc.  In addition, he was a member of the board of directors of The Washington Group International, Inc. from 2001 to 2007.

Gail E. Hamilton most recently served as Executive Vice President of Symantec Corporation, an infrastructure software and services provider, retiring in 2005.  Previously, she served as the General Manager of the Communications Division of Compaq Computer Corporation and as the General Manager of the Telecom Platform Division for Hewlett-Packard Company. She is currently a director of Arrow Electronics Inc., OpenText Corp., and Ixia. In the last five years, Ms. Hamilton has also served as a director of Washington Group International and Surgient, Inc.

Richard M. Klingaman, Chairman has been a consultant to the natural resources and energy industries since May 1992.  Prior to consulting, Mr. Klingaman was a senior executive with Penn Virginia Corporation, a natural resources company specializing in coal, oil, natural gas, timber, lime and limestone.

Jan B. Packwood was the President and Chief Executive Officer of IDACORP, Inc. (NYSE: IDA), a holding company whose main subsidiary, Idaho Power Company, is an electric utility engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution, sale and purchase of electric energy,  from 1999 to 2006.  Prior to such time, Mr. Packwood served in various executive-level capacities of Idaho Power Company beginning in the 1980s.   He currently serves as a director of IDACORP, Inc. and of various IDACORP, Inc. subsidiaries, including Idaho Power Company, IDACORP Financial Services, Inc. and Ida-West Energy Company.

Robert C. Scharp was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Shell Coal Pty Ltd from 1997 to 2000 and then Chief Executive Officer of Anglo Coal Australia from 2000 to 2001. He served as the Chairman of the Shell Canada Energy Mining Advisory Council from 2005 to 2010. He had a 22-year career with Kerr McGee Corporation including serving as President - Kerr McGee Coal Corporation and Senior Vice President - Oil and Gas Production. He is a director of Bucyrus International and was a director of Foundation Coal Holdings from 2005 to 2009. Mr. Scharp is also a retired Army National Guard colonel.