On February 11, St. Louis, US-based Arch Coal, a coal producer whose output includes metallurgical coal, announced that Robert W. Shanks has elected to retire as president of Arch's eastern US operations on March 31 after 35 years of service.
Gary L. Bennett, president and general manager of Arch's Coal-Mac, Inc. subsidiary, has been promoted to president of eastern operations, and J. Chris Sykes has been promoted from mine manager to general manager of Coal-Mac.