Cloud Peak Energy Inc. announces new Independent Director

Cloud Peak Energy Inc. has announced that Ms. Jeane L. Hull has been elected to the Cloud Peak Energy Board of Directors as a new Independent Director and will also serve as a member of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Health, Safety, Environment and Communities Committee of the Board.

Hull retired from Peabody Energy Corporation in August 2015 where she served as Peabody’s Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, with responsibility for global strategy and governance for health, safety and environment, supply chain, engineering, applied technologies and asset management functions.

Hull joined Peabody in 2007 as the Senior Vice President of Engineering and Technical Services and managed the global delivery of engineering, environmental, geology and design and construction services. She also served as Peabody’s Group Executive, Powder River Basin from 2008 to 2011 and assumed additional responsibility for Southwest Operations in 2010.

William Fox, Chairman of the Board of Cloud Peak Energy, said: “We are excited to have Jeane join our Board. Jeane has a strong background in the coal industry, and brings additional senior executive and operational leadership and substantial engineering and environmental and regulatory affairs experience to the Board. We look forward to her valuable insights and contributions to our company.”

Edited from press release by Angharad Lock

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