Westmoreland Coal Company Appoints Gary Kohn Vice President of Investor Relations
Westmoreland Coal Company (NasdaqGM: WLB), the oldest independent coal company in the United States, today announced that Gary Kohn has been appointed Vice President, Investor Relations and will serve as a member of the leadership team effective April 11, 2016.
“Adding Gary with his extensive investor relations, finance and strategy experience underscores our commitment to build even stronger relationships with the investment community,” said Westmoreland’s Chief Executive Officer Kevin Paprzycki. “Gary’s focus will be on strengthening our investor relations program so that it is of the highest quality and effectiveness.”
Before joining Westmoreland, Kohn served in leadership roles in investor relations, treasury, and finance at companies including First Data, Western Union, Ciber and Intrepid Potash. Kohn received his B.S. in Accounting from University of Northern Colorado in 1988 and was a licensed Certified Public Accountant from 1989 through 2000.
About Westmoreland Coal Company
Westmoreland Coal Company is the oldest independent coal company in the United States. Westmoreland’s coal operations include sub-bituminous and lignite surface coal mining in the Western United States and Canada, an underground bituminous coal mine in Ohio, a char production facility, and a 50% interest in an activated carbon plant. Westmoreland also owns the general partner of and a majority interest in Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP, formerly Oxford Resource Partners, LP, a publicly-traded coal master limited partnership. Its power operations include ownership of the two-unit ROVA coal-fired power plant in North Carolina. For more information, visit www.westmoreland.com; provided that no information contained at such website is incorporated by reference here.
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Contact
Westmoreland
Gary Kohn, 720-354-4467
Vice President, Investor Relations
gkohn@westmoreland.com