Patriot Coal Promotes Swanson to Vice President

ST. LOUIS, May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE: PCX) today announced that Gerald R. Swanson, Jr. has been promoted to Vice President – Engineering.  In his new role, Swanson will report to Gary W. Halstead, Vice President – Engineering & Technical Services.  Mr. Swanson has more than 25 years of experience with the Company and has held various leadership positions in Operations and in Engineering.  

Reporting to Swanson will be Mitchell L. Boland, Director – Engineering, Roger D. Graley, Director – Preparation, Anthony P. Ritchie, Director – Quality Control, Darrell J. Trent, Director – Engineering Processes, and Phyllip G. Worley, Senior Manager – Ground Control.

Swanson holds a Masters Degree in Strategic Leadership from Mountain State University and a Bachelors Degree in Mining Engineering from West Virginia University.

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

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