ST. LOUIS, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal
Corporation (NYSE: PCX) today announced that Christopher K. Knibb has been promoted to Vice
President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. In his
new position, Knibb will have primary responsibility for Patriot's
accounting and financial reporting in addition to the tax, internal
audit and financial planning and analysis functions.
Knibb will continue to report to Mark N.
Schroeder, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer. Reporting to Knibb will be Christopher R. Parcell, Vice President –
Decision Support; Richard C.
Hoffman, Director – Tax; Donald S.
Rucker, Director and Operations Controller; G. Dennis Williams, Director – Internal Audit;
and Kathryn S. Winkelmann, Director
and Assistant Controller.
Previously, Knibb held the position of Vice President and
Controller for Patriot. Prior to joining Patriot, he served
as Vice President – Finance for American Power Conversion and Vice
President and Corporate Controller for SAVVIS, Inc. He holds
a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of South Florida and is a Certified
Public Accountant.
About Patriot Coal
Patriot Coal Corporation is a leading producer and marketer of
coal in the eastern United States,
with 14 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