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Jimmy Brock is the Chief Operating Officer - Coal for Consol Energy Inc. Mr. Brock is responsible for all aspects of coal operations, safety, production, mine plans, economics and all other operational responsibilities. He has extensive experience in all facets of safety, production, ventilation, ground control and mining logistics. Prior to being promoted to Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Brock held various management positions while working his way up through the ranks, including Senior Vice President of Northern Appalachia Operations, Vice President of Northern West Virginia Operations, Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, General Mine Foreman, Longwall Coordinator, Shift Foreman and Section Foreman. He has worked in the coal industry for thirty-one years, all as an employee of Consol Energy. In addition to his various management positions, he also has fifteen years of mine rescue training and service. Mr. Brock currently serves as Chairman of the West Virginia Coal Association Board of Directors. He is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University, with a degree in geological engineering.

Daniel E. Brown serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Board Member. Mr. Brown has 23 years of experience in the oil and natural gas industry having spent his career with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, or one of its predecessors, until Anadarko was acquired by Occidental Petroleum in August 2019. From October 2017 to August 2019, Mr. Brown served as Anadarko’s Executive Vice President, U.S. Onshore Operations. Prior to that position, he served as Executive Vice President, International and Deepwater Operations beginning in May 2017; Senior Vice President, International and Deepwater Operations beginning in August 2016; Vice President, Operations (Southern and Appalachia) beginning in August 2013; and Vice President, Corporate Planning beginning in May 2013. Mr. Brown joined Anadarko in August 2006 upon the acquisition of Kerr-McGee Corporation, where he began his career. In addition to those positions mentioned above, Mr. Brown held positions of increasing responsibility with Anadarko and Kerr-McGee throughout his career in U.S. onshore and Gulf of Mexico segments, as well as internationally. Mr. Brown was also a director of Western Gas Equity Partners, LP (NYSE: WGP) and Western Gas Partners, LP (NYSE: WES) from November 2017 to February 2019. After the February 2019 simplification of those two MLPs, he served on the board of Western Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: WES) until August 2019, when the Anadarko-Occidental transaction was completed. Since January 2020, Mr. Brown has served on the board of the Blackstone-backed private exploration and production company, Beacon Offshore Energy LLC, which is focused on the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Mr. Brown is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas and serves on the board of Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas. Mr. Brown holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University and an MBA from Rice University, where he was a Jones Scholar Award recipient.

James (Jim) Grech has over thirty years of experience in the coal and natural resources industry. He joined the company in June 2021 as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Grech has substantial operational, commercial and financial experience in mining and other energy business operations, as well as extensive experience in utilities and capital markets. Mr. Grech has held executive leadership roles throughout his career, most recently he served as Chief Executive Officer of Wolverine Fuels from 2018 to 2021. Other positions held include President of Nexus Gas Transmission, Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Vice President of Consol Energy and Vice President at DTE Energy. Mr. Grech holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Lawrence Technological University. He also completed the executive development program of the Wharton Business School.

Stephen Cowell works at CONSERVATION SERVICES GROUP and a Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at CONSERVATION SERVICES GROUP and is based in Pittsfield, Massachusetts Area. He attended Duke University.