William J. Lyons

Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer

CONSOL Energy Inc. and
CNX Gas Corporation

As executive vice president and chief financial officer for CONSOL Energy and CNX Gas, William J. Lyons can address inquiries on the company’s financial status and corporate outlook, as well as its strategic plans. He also is responsible for CONSOL’s human resources and investor relations functions.

He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management Accountant. A 1970 graduate cum laude of Duquesne University with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration, he served two years of active duty assignment as a commissioned officer in the United States Air Force before beginning his professional career. In 1978, he obtained a Master of Science degree in accounting from Duquesne University.

Lyons began his career with CONSOL Energy in 1976 as an accountant and served in various positions in the Controller’s Department until his election in 1995 as vice president and controller. The CONSOL Energy board of directors elected him senior vice president and chief financial officer in December 2000.
    
In 2002, he was given Duquesne University’s  A.J. Palumbo School of Business Administration/John F. Donahue Graduate School of Business Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award.  In 2004, he was named an A.J. Palumbo School of Business Administration Distinguished Accounting Alumnus also from Duquesne University.
    
Lyons is a member of numerous professional organizations: the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants; the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Accountants; the Institute of Management Accountants; the American Accounting Association; and Beta Gamma Sigma, an honor society for AACSB accredited business programs. He serves on the Duquesne University Accounting Advisory Board, and is a member of the Finance
Council of Holy Child parish.