The following material contains information concerning the directors, including their recent employment, positions with CONSOL Energy, other directorships, and age. As of January 16, 2009, CONSOL Energy had 11 directors on its Board.
John Whitmire, Chairman of the Board, age 68, has served as chairman of CONSOL Energy since March 3, 1999. Mr. Whitmire currently serves ex officio on the audit, compensation, finance, health, safety and environmental and nominating and corporate governance committees. Mr. Whitmire is also a director of Transocean Inc. (formerly Global Santa Fe Corporation before it was merged into Transocean Inc.), which is engaged in the business of offshore drilling for oil and natural gas reserves and El Paso Corporation, which provides natural gas and related energy products. Mr. Whitmire currently serves as chair of the Transocean Inc. Executive Compensation Committee, chair of the El Paso Corporation Health, Safety and Environmental Committee, and is a member of the El Paso Corporation Audit Committee.
J. Brett Harvey, Director, age 58, is president and chief executive officer of CONSOL Energy and chairman and chief executive officer of CNX Gas. Mr. Harvey is a member of the coal industry advisory board of the International Energy Agency, chairman of the Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association Board of Directors, and is a member of the Leadership Council of the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity. He is a member of the board of directors of Barrick Gold Corporation, the world’s largest gold producer, where he serves on the compensation and environmental, health and safety committees. Mr. Harvey is also a member of the board of directors of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated, a specialty metals producer, and serves on its nominating and corporate governance committee. In addition, he is a member of the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority, the National Coal Council, Waterways Council, Inc., and The Conservation Fund. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America and a director and past chairman of the Greater Pittsburgh Council of the Boy Scouts. Mr. Harvey serves on the board of directors of the Duquesne Club and is a member of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Chairman’s Council.
James E. Altmeyer, Sr., Director, age 70, has served on the board of directors of CONSOL Energy since November 2003. He was a director of CNX Gas from June 30, 2005, the date of its formation, until April 28, 2009 and served on the audit committee. He currently serves as chairman of the health, safety and environmental committee and as a member of the finance committee of CONSOL Energy. Mr. Altmeyer served as president and chief executive officer of Altmeyer Funeral Homes, Inc. of West Virginia, Ohio, and Virginia from 1972 until 2007, at which time he became chairman of Altmeyer Funeral Homes, Inc. He has also been president of Altmeyer Realty, a real estate holding company, and of Martin-Steadfast Insurance Company since 1972. Since 1987, Mr. Altmeyer has served on the board of directors of WesBanco, Inc., a multi-state bank holding company, and currently serves on its audit committee. Mr. Altmeyer is also a member of the executive committee of the Wheeling Hospital Board of Directors, president of the American Legion Home Corporation, vice chairman of the Chambers Foundation and a director of the General Douglas MacArthur Foundation.
Philip W. Baxter, Director, age 60, rejoined the CONSOL Energy Board in January 2009. He currently serves as a member of the audit and compensation committees. Mr. Baxter also serves as a director of CNX Gas, and was the chairman of the board from June 30, 2005 until January 16, 2009. With respect to the CNX Gas Board, he currently serves as a member of the audit committee and has also served on the finance committee. Mr. Baxter is president of Stan Johnson Company, a nationally recognized leader in commercial real estate brokerage specializing in single-tenant properties. He was chief financial officer and executive vice president of the Tulsa-based energy conglomerate, Mapco Inc., until March 1998 when it merged with The Williams Company. During his 18-year career at Mapco, Mr. Baxter held a number of officer level positions including chief information officer and senior vice president of strategic planning. Prior to his career at Mapco, he held a number of financial positions with Williams Energy Company, a subsidiary of The Williams Company.
William E. Davis, Director, age 67, joined the CONSOL Energy Board in January 2004. He currently serves as chairman of the nominating and corporate governance committees and as a member of the health, safety and environmental committee. Since November 2007, Mr. Davis has been a director of AbitibiBowater Inc., which produces a broad range of forest products marketed around the world, and serves on its governance and compensation committees. Mr. Davis was a director of Abitibi Consolidated Inc., which produces newsprint and commercial printing papers, and served on its audit, and nominating and governance committees. He currently serves on the board of trustees of Syracuse University and on the Metropolitan Development Foundation of Central New York, where he serves as chairman and chief executive officer. Mr. Davis was also the chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, an electricity and natural gas utility located in upstate New York from May 1993 to February 2002. Following the sale of Niagara Mohawk in February 2002 and until his retirement in April 2003, Mr. Davis served as chairman of National Grid USA and as an executive director of National Grid (UK), owner and operator of the electricity transmission network in England and Wales.
Raj K. Gupta, Director, age 66, has served on the CONSOL Energy Board since February 2004 and as a director of CNX Gas since June 30, 2005, the date of its formation. He currently serves as chairman of the audit committee and as a member of the health, safety and environmental committee. He is also a member of the CNX Gas Audit Committee. Since July 2007, Mr. Gupta has also served as chairman of the board of directors of Quetzal Energy Inc., a Canadian-based international oil and gas company operating in Guatemala, Central America. Mr. Gupta currently works as an independent management consultant. Since 2000, Mr. Gupta has been a member of the Advisory Council of the Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering at Kansas State University. He also serves on the advisory board of Preng & Associates in Houston. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Gupta served on the board of directors of Yukos Oil Company, Moscow, Russia, chaired its compensation committee and was a member of its audit and finance committees.
Patricia A. Hammick, Director, age 62, has served on the CONSOL Energy Board since June 2001. She currently serves on the finance and nominating and corporate governance committees. Since January 2007, she has also been a director of SNC – Lavalin Group Inc. (SNC), a company engaged in engineering and construction, infrastructure ownership and management, and facilities and operations management. She serves as a member of SNC’s Audit and Health, Safety and Environment Committees. Mrs. Hammick currently serves as lead independent director for the board of directors of Dynegy Inc., an independent power producer to which she was elected in April of 2003. She is also a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and was an adjunct professor in graduate studies at The George Washington University from 2001 to 2003.
David C. Hardesty, Jr., Director, age 63, joined the CONSOL Energy Board of Directors in October 2005. He currently serves as a member of the finance and health, safety and environmental committees. Mr. Hardesty is president emeritus and professor of law at West Virginia University (WVU). He was president of WVU from 1995 to 2007. While serving as president, he was also a member of the National Security Higher Education Advisory Board. In addition, Mr. Hardesty served as the permanent chair of WVU’s affiliated research corporation, teaching hospital and the hospital’s parent health care system of hospitals. He also serves on the board of numerous professional and civic organizations. Prior to his career in academia, Mr. Hardesty was a partner in the law firm of Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love in Charleston, W. Va., where he practiced in the areas of state and local taxation, corporate, banking and administrative law. Mr. Hardesty was also state tax commissioner during Senator John D. Rockefeller IV’s first term as governor of West Virginia (1977-1980). He also served as chairman of the National 4-H Council, a director and officer in the Big East Conference, and a member of the Bowl Championship Series Presidential Oversight Committee, as well as a founding director of the Blanchettee Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute.
John T. Mills, Director, age 61, joined the CONSOL Energy Board in March 2006. Mr. Mills currently serves as a member of the audit and the compensation committees. In January 2008, Mr. Mills became a member of the board of directors and audit, conflicts and risk management committees of Regency GP, LLC, the general partner of Regency GP, LP, the general partner of Regency Energy Partners LP, a natural gas gathering, processing and transportation master limited partnership. He also serves on the board of directors of Cal Dive International Inc., a marine contractor providing manned diving, derrick, pipelay and pipe burial services to the offshore oil and natural gas industry, and serves on both the audit, compensation and corporate governance and nominating committees. Mr. Mills served as the chairman of the board of directors of Horizon Offshore, Inc., a marine construction company, from September 2004 until December 2007 when it was acquired by Cal Dive International Inc. Mr. Mills was the chief financial officer of Marathon Oil Corporation, an integrated energy company, from January 2002 until his retirement in December 2003.
William P. Powell, Director, age 53, has served on the CONSOL Energy Board since January 2004. He currently serves as chairman of the compensation committee and a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee. Since 1993, Mr. Powell has also been a director of Cytec Industries, a global specialty chemicals and materials company, where he chairs the governance committee and has served on the audit committee. He has also served on the board of directors of International Executive Service Corps, a nonprofit economic development organization, since 1999. Until May 2007, Mr. Powell was a managing director of Williams Street Advisors, a New York City-based merchant banking boutique. Mr. Powell resigned from William Street Advisors to establish a family office, 535 Partners LLC where he serves as managing partner.
Joseph T. Williams, Director, age 71, has served on the CONSOL Energy Board since January 2004. He currently serves as chairman of the finance committee and is a member of the compensation committee. From July 2006 until January 2009, he was also a director of CNX Gas and served on the nominating and corporate governance and finance committees. Mr. Williams is a retired oil and natural gas industry executive who has held positions as chairman or chief executive officer or both for NASDAQ, American, and New York Stock Exchange listed companies. He is currently a member of a number of industry organizations, including the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the 25 Year Club of the Petroleum Industry.