SunCoke Energy, Inc. announced today that, after seven years, Frederick A. Henderson has decided to retire as SunCoke's Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, and SunCoke's board of directors has elected Michael G. Rippey as Chief Executive Officer and President, effective December 1, 2017.
Rippey also has been elected a member of SunCoke's board of directors, effective December 1, 2017. In addition, Rippey will serve as Chairman, CEO and President of the general partner of SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P., SunCoke's master limited partnership subsidiary.
In connection with these changes, Henderson has agreed to serve as SunCoke's Executive Chairman until December 31, 2017, and John W. Rowe, currently SunCoke's Lead Director and Governance Committee Chair, will serve as the non-Executive Chairman of the Board, beginning on January 1, 2018.