Coal Trading Association Elects New Officers, Directors

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Coal Trading Association (CTA) has elected new officer and two new board members for the coming year. Board members are elected for three-year terms.

Following are the new officers:

• President Sean Murphy is Director of Fuels for Mirant Energy Trading, where he oversees procurement of fuel for more than 10,000 MWs of electric generation. In addition to procurement activities, his oversight includes proprietary trading activities in coal and oil.
• Vice President Jennifer Johnson is SVP of Sales and Trading for Arch Coal Sales, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arch Coal, Inc. She is responsible for the marketing and optimization of 140mm tons of PRB coal annually, as well as Arch’s coal trading activities.
• Treasurer Ryan Gentil is the Portfolio Risk Manager for Duke Energy. He manages the fuel risk associated with the coal assets for Duke Energy’s 3,000 MWs of unregulated coal-fired generation.
• Secretary David James is a Director, Sales and Marketing with Peabody COALSALES, LLC. He manages sales and marketing of Peabody Energy coal products in the Powder River Basin.

The membership also elected these new directors:

• Tom Holleran is Director, Energy Products & Services, with NYMEX, a part of the CME Group. He executes the firm’s energy product growth strategy, including increasing trading volume and distribution of petroleum products futures and options and assisting in the development and launch of new products and services.
• Matt Reed is the Vice President—Carbon Division of Traxys North America. He manages the US coal trading and marketing activities for the firm, which focuses on the trading and marketing of metals and carbon products worldwide.

The CTA exists to promote efficient and effective coal trading and risk management practices and procedures. CTA develops and maintains industry standards for coal trading activities with the goal of achieving a disciplined, liquid, and efficient coal trading industry. To achieve this goal, CTA develops consensus-based policies, exchanges information among members and other interested professional and technical groups, and offers training programs to improve the knowledge, skills, and practice tools of its members.