PITTSBURGH, Feb. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CONSOL Energy
Inc. (NYSE: CNX) announced today the nomination of Bernard Lanigan, Jr., Joseph P. Platt and Edwin S. Roberson to its Board of Directors for
election at its annual meeting of shareholders scheduled for
May 11, 2016. The other
nominees include eight current members of the Board.
The company also announced today the election of William N. Thorndike, Jr. as Chairman of the
Board effective immediately upon the conclusion of the annual
meeting. J. Brett Harvey,
current Chairman of the Board, has elected to retire and not stand
for re-election at the annual meeting. The Board has
appointed Mr. Harvey as Chairman Emeritus, in recognition of his
many years of service to the company, as both Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer. Philip W.
Baxter and David C. Hardesty,
Jr. have also elected to retire and not stand for
re-election at the annual
meeting.
"We are excited to announce the nomination of Bernie Lanigan, Joe
Platt and Ed Roberson to our
Board," said Nicholas J. DeIuliis,
Chief Executive Officer. "We reached out to our largest
shareholders and asked them for names of qualified candidates for
director and these gentlemen rose to the top of the list. We
want to thank Brett, Phil and David for their many contributions to
the company over the years, but with their retirements, we think we
have found three candidates who will prove to be worthy
successors. Bernie, Joe and Ed will bring considerable
financial, strategic and public company board experience to join an
already highly accomplished and experienced board."
Bernard Lanigan,
Jr.
Mr. Lanigan founded and has served as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Southeast Asset Advisors, Inc., a registered
investment advisor and wealth management company, since 1991.
He also founded and has served as Chairman of Lanigan &
Associates, P.C., a certified public accounting and consulting
firm, since 1974. Mr. Lanigan currently serves on the boards
of directors of Ruby Tuesday, Inc. and Rayonier Inc., as well as
various private companies and foundations. Mr. Lanigan
previously served on the board of directors of Texas Industries,
Inc. Mr. Lanigan is a graduate of Furman
University and is a certified public accountant.
Mr. Lanigan has leadership experience with large, complex and
diverse organizations, a strong background in financial, valuation,
accounting and tax matters, as well as significant experience in
strategic planning and risk assessment.
Joseph P. Platt
Mr. Platt is the general partner at Thorn Partners, LP, a
family limited partnership, since 1997. Mr. Platt's
career at Johnson and Higgins, or J&H, a global insurance
broker and employee benefits consultant, spanned 27 years, until
1997, when J&H was sold to Marsh & McLennan
Companies.
At the time of the sale of J&H, Mr. Platt was an owner,
director and executive vice president. Mr. Platt is on
the board of directors of Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd., which
provides a variety of custom tailored reinsurance solutions to the
insurance, risk retention group, captive and financial
marketplaces. He also serves as an independent director of
BlackRock's Open End & Liquidity Funds. Mr. Platt is
active in the community, serving on the boards of a number of
nonprofit organizations. He received his Bachelor of Arts
degree from Manhattan College in 1968
and his Juris Doctor degree from Fordham
University Law School in 1971. He also attended
Harvard Business School's Advanced
Management Program in 1983. Mr. Platt is a member of the
New York State Bar
Association.
Mr. Platt brings to the Board significant financial,
compensation and risk management expertise.
Edwin S.
Roberson
Mr. Roberson currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of
Christ Community Health Services, a health system providing high
quality healthcare to the underserved in the Memphis community. Prior to that, Mr.
Roberson served for several years as Chief Executive Officer of
Novostem Therapeutics, Inc., a cancer research biotech firm, and
Beacon Consulting LLC, a business consulting firm. From
1991 to 2006, he worked at Conwood LLC, the nation's second-largest
manufacturer of smokeless tobacco products and a major seller and
distributor of tobacco products manufactured by third
parties. There, he served in several roles, including Chief
Financial Officer and, ultimately, President. After serving
in the Army from 1969 to 1971, where he was awarded two Bronze
Stars in Vietnam, Mr. Roberson
began his professional career at KPMG, an international accounting
and consulting firm, where he was a tax partner for many years
until 1991. Mr. Roberson serves on the board of directors of
several private corporations. He is also serving or has
served as a board member for a number of educational, religious,
civic and charitable organizations, including Duke University Divinity School and the Boy Scouts
of America. He received a Master of Business
Administration degree from the University of
Georgia in 1972 and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business
Administration from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1968. Mr. Roberson is a
certified public accountant.
Mr. Roberson brings to the Board significant leadership skills
and financial and strategy expertise.
CONSOL Energy's Annual Meeting of Shareholders
CONSOL Energy's 2016 annual meeting of shareholders is scheduled
for 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at the Hyatt
Regency Pittsburgh International Airport, 1111 Airport Boulevard,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
15231.
The other candidates for election to the Board of Directors at
the meeting are: Nicholas J.
DeIuliis, Alvin R. Carpenter,
William E. Davis, Maureen E. Lally-Green, Gregory A. Lanham, John
T. Mills, William P. Powell
and William N. Thorndike, Jr.
This press release is not a proxy statement or a solicitation of
proxies from the holders of common stock of CONSOL Energy. A
solicitation of proxies in connection with the annual meeting will
be made only by CONSOL Energy's definitive proxy statement that
will be mailed to all shareholders of record on the record
date. CONSOL Energy will be filing a definitive proxy
statement for the annual meeting with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC). Shareholders are urged to read the proxy
statement and any other relevant documents filed or that will be
filed with the SEC when they become available because they will
contain important information. Shareholders will be able to
receive the proxy statement and other relevant documents free of
charge at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov or from CONSOL
Energy Investor Relations at 1000 CONSOL Energy Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317.
About CONSOL Energy
CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) is a Pittsburgh-based
producer of natural gas and coal. The company is one of the largest
independent natural gas exploration, development and production
companies, with operations centered in the major shale formations
of the Appalachian basin. CONSOL Energy deploys an
organic growth strategy focused on rapidly developing its resource
base. As of December 31, 2015, CONSOL Energy had 5.6
trillion cubic feet equivalent of proved natural gas reserves.
The company's premium coals are sold to electricity generators
and steel makers, both domestically and
internationally. CONSOL Energy is a member of
the Standard & Poor's 500 Equity Index. Additional
information may be found at www.consolenergy.com.
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