Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: ARLP) today announced that the
Board of Directors of Alliance Resource Management GP, LLC (“Alliance”),
the managing general partner of ARLP, has elected Charles R. Wesley to
the Board of Directors (the “Board”).
Mr. Wesley, 54, joined the company in 1974 when he began working for
Webster County Coal Corporation as an engineering co-op student. In
1992, he was named Vice President – Operations for Mettiki Coal
Corporation and was promoted in 1996 to his current position as Senior
Vice President – Operations for ARLP. Mr. Wesley has served the coal
industry as past president of the West Kentucky Mining Institute and
National Mine Rescue Association Post 11, and he has served on the board
of the Kentucky Mining Institute. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree
in mining engineering from the University of Kentucky.
“Charlie Wesley has long and ably served the Alliance organization and
the coal industry in a variety of operational and leadership positions.
He brings to his new role an invaluable wealth of experience and
knowledge that will serve Alliance well as we continue to focus on
creating long-term value for our unitholders,” said Mr. Joseph W. Craft
III, Alliance’s President and CEO.
At this time, ARLP does not intend to fill a remaining open vacancy on
the Board, which will be comprised of six members, four of whom are
outside directors. As an employee and director, Mr. Wesley will not
serve as a member of the Audit, Compensation or Conflicts Committees of
the Board.
ARLP is a diversified producer and marketer of coal to major United
States utilities and industrial users. ARLP, the nation's only publicly
traded master limited partnership involved in the production and
marketing of coal, is currently the fifth largest coal producer in the
eastern United States with operations in all major eastern coalfields.
ARLP currently operates eight underground mining complexes in Illinois,
Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland and West Virginia. We are constructing
mining complexes in Kentucky and West Virginia, and also operate a coal
loading terminal on the Ohio River at Mt. Vernon, Indiana.
News, unit prices and additional information about ARLP, including
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are available at http://www.arlp.com.
For more information, contact the investor relations department of ARLP
at (918) 295-7674 or via e-mail at investorrelations@arlp.com.
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P., Tulsa
Brian L. Cantrell, 918-295-7673
