Walter J. Scheller III

Walter J. Scheller, III was appointed as our Chief Executive Officer and as one of our directors in March 2016. Mr. Scheller was the Chief Executive Officer of Walter Energy from September 2011 to March 2016, and served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Walter Energy’s primary subsidiary, Jim Walter Resources, Inc. from June 2010 to September 2011. On July 15, 2015, the Walter Energy Debtors filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Prior to joining Walter Energy, he served as Senior Vice President-Strategic Operations of Peabody Energy Corporation (“Peabody”) from June 2006 to June 2010. Prior to his career at Peabody, Mr. Scheller worked for CNX Gas Corporation as Vice President and, prior to that, at Consol Energy where he held a number of executive and operational roles, the last of which was Vice President-Operations. Mr. Scheller previously served as director of Walter Energy. Mr. Scheller graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering, and received his Juris Doctor degree from Duquesne University and his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Pittsburgh-Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Scheller is the only officer of our company who also serves as a director. With over 32 years of experience in the mining sector, Mr. Scheller has significant knowledge of the coal mining industry, as well as leadership, executive management and operational experience. For these reasons, we believe Mr. Scheller is qualified to serve as a director.