EXECUTIVE TEAM
About Martin
Martin is a Mining Engineer by trade with close to 40 years in the industry. Martin started his career with Anglo American Corporation in the deep level gold mines in South Africa, after completing a BSc Honours Degree on a Scholarship at Leeds University in the UK.
Since that early gold experience, Martin has occupied a number of senior leadership roles in a broad range of operational and corporate positions, across a diversified portfolio of commodities, with international coal trade and developments being a key component of that journey.
Working around the globe, in Africa, Asia, Australia, South America and most recently in North America after joining Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC, Martin has served in a number of listed and private sector resource companies, in both Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer roles. He has also been the lead manager for an international Private Equity Group, fronted one of the largest mining IPO’s on the Singapore Stock Exchange for Straits Asia Resources and raised substantial funding for growth and development projects from international capital markets.
Martin is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of company directors (GAICD) holds a post graduate diploma in business management and was previously nominated by an independent panel for CNBC Asia’s Business Leaders Awards.
Chief Executive Officer
About Scott
Scott has over 25 years of experience working in the Western US Coal Industry. Scott started his career working in engineering and operational roles with Powder River Coal Company and Rio Tinto. Scott completed a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mining Engineering at Montana Tech.
Scott joined Westmoreland in 2007 as a Production Superintendent at the Absaloka Mine, Montana where he later became the Production Manager. In 2012 Scott accepted the General Manager role at the Kemmerer Mine, before transitioning to a corporate role as Vice President of Sales and Marketing in 2015. Scott has a background that links strong operational knowledge with corporate requirements and used his skillset to establish valuable relationships with all Westmoreland’s customers and stakeholders. In 2019, Scott was promoted into the role of Chief Commercial Officer.
Scott has served on various regional Mine Association Boards and is the current President of the Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute.
Chief Operating Officer
About Jeremy
Jeremy has over 15 years’ experience working in legal roles associated with the natural resources industry. Jeremy started his career at the Legislative Advocacy for the Colorado Trade Association, advancing and safeguarding interests provided by way of State and Federal legislation for client members. Following that, Jeremy worked for the State of Colorado implementing legislation and legally defensible programs to enact legislation passed by the Colorado General Assembly.
After graduating from the University of Kansas, Jeremy moved to Colorado to attend Law School at the University of Denver, focusing on Natural Resources and Corporate Law.
Jeremy has worked in various capacities in his tenure in the natural resources industry, including advisement on real property matters, acquisitions and divestitures, employment conditions, Union relations, collective bargaining agreements, regulatory, legislative and environmental laws.
Jeremy joined Westmoreland as an Associate General Counsel in 2015 and was recently promoted to General Counsel and Corporate Secretary to oversee the Group’s entire legal requirements and responsibilities, in both the US and Canada. In his current role as General Counsel and Company Secretary, Jeremy directly supports the CEO, Executive team, and the Board of Directors in relation to legal, legislative, land and corporate governance matters.
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
About Dondi
Dondi holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management along with an MBA in Production and Operations Management from Colorado State University. She is also Certified in Production and Inventory Management with the Association for Supply Chain Management, and holds multiple Six Sigma Certifications (Blackbelt, Lean Expert and Greenbelt) from her time at Honeywell.
Chief Administrative Officer
About Paul
With a degree in marketing from Kansas State University, Paul has more than 30 years’ experience in the coal industry. His career began at Koch Industries in Wichita, KS and then Long Beach, CA. Paul then joined Oxbow Carbon & Minerals where he spent over two decades in various roles including the commercial development of a longwall mine in western Colorado and culminating as a Vice President in Oxbow’s marketing group.
Paul joined Westmoreland in 2015 as Sales Director primarily overseeing Westmoreland’s U.S. coal sales agreements and customer relationships. Recently promoted to Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Paul manages the company’s contracts and customer relationships throughout North America.
VP Marketing and Sales
About Chris
Chris has a wealth of experience in the mining industry, with a career spanning over 24 years. He started his career with Sherritt Coal (formerly Luscar), where he held various finance, accounting and managerial positions, most notably including his role as Sherritt’s Coal Controller. He joined Westmoreland as the Director of FP&A and Business Operations, responsible for financial analysis, forecasting, budgeting, and strategic analytical support for all our mines. He was promoted to Sr. Director, FP&A in 2022, where he reported directly to the CFO. Chris holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from the University of Alberta and is a certified public accountant.
Chief Financial Officer
SENIOR OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT TEAM
About Steve
Steve is a Geologist by trade with over 12 years’ experience in the coal industry. Steve started his career with Coal Valley Resources Inc., at the Coal Valley Mine in Alberta, Canada, after completing a BSc in Geology Specialization at the University of Alberta.
Working at the Coal Valley and Obed Mountain mines in Alberta, Canada, Steve completed several Exploration and Geology roles before moving into operations, assisting Production Crews and the Coal Wash Plant team in 2013. After several years in operations, Steve was promoted into the Technical Services Group at the mine.
During his tenure at Coal Valley, Steve has held a number of key positions including: Exploration Superintendent, Coal Quality Superintendent, Chief Geologist and Technical Services Manager. Following this successful track record, Steve recently accepted the role of General Manager for the Coal Valley Mine.
Steve is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGA) and holds a Permit to Practice Professional Geoscience. Steve is a certified RSO (Radioactive Safety Officer) and is fully ASTM International (American Society for Testing and Materials) Certified.
General Manager
Coal Valley and Obed Mines
About Conan
Conan is a qualified mining engineer with close to two decades of hands-on experience in the industry. He has worked his way through a range of functions and leadership roles in a number of diverse locations, up to and including his current position as General Manager of one of Westmoreland’s largest operations, the Estevan Mine in Saskatchewan Province, Canada.
Prior to his appointment to Estevan, Conan spent 7 years working his way through key management roles before stepping into the GM job at the Absaloka Mine in Montana.
Conan graduated from Montana Tech in 2002, with a BSc in Mining Engineering.
General Manager
Estevan Mine
About Tim
Tim has close to 25 years experience in open pit mining in Western Canada. Tim started his mining career at Placer Dome’s Endako molybdenum mine in central British Columbia, in 1995. Since that time, Tim has worked exclusively in the coal industry and occupied several Management and Senior Leadership roles in Engineering, Mine Production, and Business Development.
After several years in various engineering roles, Tim transitioned to production as Superintendent at the Highvale Mine in 2004 where he remained, in progressively senior capacities, until 2011 having been promoted to General Manager in 2009. Following an engagement as Director of Business Development, Tim decided to move back to mine operations as General Manager of Genesee Mine in 2012. Tim was promoted to Vice President Operations with Westmoreland in 2016 eventually returning to Genesee as General Manager in 2018.
Tim has dual registration as a Professional Engineer and a Professional Geologist with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta. Tim graduated with an advanced BSc degree in Geology from Dalhousie University, a BEng degree in Mine Engineering from the Technical University of Nova Scotia and holds a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Alberta. Tim has also served as a director on the Board of the Alberta Mine Safety Association since 2016.
General Manager
Genesee Mine
About Nathaniel
Nathaniel is a Mining Engineer with 16 years of surface coal mining experience. After completing his Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Missouri – Rolla, Nathaniel began his career with Luminant Mining in Texas before joining Westmoreland in 2018 at the Poplar River Mine in Saskatchewan.
Before occupying the General Manager role at Poplar River, Nathaniel held many positions of escalating responsibility in Operations and Engineering at several different mines across the state of Texas. While Nathaniel’s career began in Engineering, he has steadily progressed into a full-time role in production management. Nathaniel has a track record of leadership positions at mines of various production and staffing levels with varying delivery infrastructure, a broad range of stripping conditions and with draglines of various sizes in both single and multi-seam operations. Immediately prior to joining Westmoreland as a General Manager, Nathaniel held an equivalent position at Luminant in overall mine management with related exposure to power plant operations and management.
Nathaniel played an active role in the Texas Mining and Reclamation Association (TMRA), where he chaired the Lignite Committee and sat on the Board of Directors. He currently represents Westmoreland on the Board of Directors for the Saskatchewan Mining Association (SMA) and Chairs the Industrial Minerals Section.
General Manager
Poplar River Mine
About Lance
Lance started his career in 2001 with Westmoreland Savage Corporation, first as a temporary employee then advancing to a full time General Equipment Operator in 2002. For the next 12 years, he worked as a Dragline Operator and actively participated in implementing several best mining practices across Savage’s mining functions. In September 2015, Lance was promoted to Production and Maintenance Supervisor and became Operations Manager of the Savage Mine in August 2018. Lance’s dragline knowledge and expertise is relied upon at both the Beulah Mine and other Westmoreland dragline operations.
Lance graduated from Dawson Community College with an Associate of Applied Science in Agricultural Business Technology. After graduation, he spent the next 10 years as an Account Manager for Glendive Coca-Cola.
