ST. LOUIS, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal
Corporation (NYSE: PCX) today announced that C. Wayne Elkins has been promoted to Vice
President – Materials Management. In his new role, Elkins
will report to Mark N. Schroeder,
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Elkins
has more than 35 years of experience with the Company and has held
various leadership positions in supply chain and materials
management.
Reporting to Elkins will be Jackie A.
Douglas, Manager – Materials, Barry
S. Harvey, Manager – Purchasing, Marilyn S. Perry, Senior Manager – Purchasing,
Charles W. Stewart, Manager –
Materials, and Kirby A. Totten,
Senior Manager – Materials. Elkins will be based in the
Company's Charleston, West
Virginia office.
About Patriot Coal
Patriot Coal Corporation is a leading producer and marketer of
coal in the eastern United States,
with 13 active mining complexes in Appalachia and the Illinois
Basin. The Company ships to domestic and international
electricity generators, industrial users and metallurgical coal
customers, and controls approximately 1.9 billion tons of proven
and probable coal reserves. The Company's common stock trades
on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PCX.
SOURCE Patriot Coal Corporation