Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: ARLP) today announced the
promotions of Charles R. Wesley to the position of Executive Vice
President and Thomas M. Wynne to Senior Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer.
“Charlie Wesley and Tom Wynne have played key roles in ARLP’s success
for many years,” said Mr. Joseph W. Craft III, Alliance’s President and
CEO. “Charlie’s new position will serve to enhance his role as a
director of the company by allowing him to concentrate on instilling the
Alliance culture at our new operations, mentoring our developing
leaders, succession planning, strategic marketing and strategic growth
opportunities. In his new role, Tom’s strong leadership skills and vast
experience will serve us well as he assumes the responsibilities of
directing the day-to-day operations for all of Alliance’s coal mines.
These promotions further strengthen the ability of ARLP’s management
team to continue its focus on creating long-term value for our
unitholders.”
Mr. Wesley, 54, was recently elected to the Board of Directors of
Alliance Resource Management GP, LLC, the managing general partner of
ARLP. (See ARLP Press Release dated January 30, 2009.) He has served
ARLP in a variety of capacities since joining the company in 1974, most
recently as Senior Vice President – Operations. 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.
Mr. Wynne, 52, joined Alliance in 1981 as a mining engineer. He then
held a variety of positions within the ARLP organization prior to his
appointment in 1998 as Vice President – Operations. Mr. Wynne has served
the coal industry on the National Executive Committee for National Mine
Rescue and is currently a member of the Coal Safety Committee for the
National Mining Association. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
mining engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a Masters of
Business Administration degree from West Virginia University.
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 two
new mining complexes, one in Kentucky and one in 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
