DARREN R. YEATES - Corporate Board Profile

PEABODY ENERGY CORP

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2020-03-25	Darren R. Yeates, 59, currently serves as a director and principal of Yeates Advisory Services Pty Ltd, a consulting firm he co-founded in November 2016. Mr. Yeates has over 35 years' mining industry experience, most recently as COO of MACH Energy Australia from May 2018 to December 2019, a developer and supplier of thermal coal to both the Australian domestic and Asian export markets. He was CEO of GVK Hancock Coal, a joint venture developing the vast potential of the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland, from January 2014 until June 2016. Mr. Yeates has over 22 years' experience with Rio Tinto, a global mining group, including as Acting Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer for Coal Australia, General Manager Ports and Infrastructure for Pilbara Iron and General Manager Tarong Coal. Prior to joining Rio Tinto, he worked for six years for BHP, a mining, metals and petroleum, company, in coal operations and metalliferous exploration. Mr. Yeates has served as a director of Emeco Holdings Limited, an Australian mining services company, since April 2017, Stanmore Coal Limited, an Australian coal company, since May 2019, and WorkPac Pty Ltd, a diversified employment recruiter with a large footprint across the resource and construction industries, since January 2018. Mr. Yeates is currently acting in a part time interim CEO capacity for WorkPac as the Board searches for a permanent CEO. Mr. Yeates has a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) from University of Queensland, a Graduate Diploma in Management from the University of Central Queensland and a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia. He has an Executive MBA from the Monash Mt Eliza Business School and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Mr. Yeates brings to our Board expertise in the manufacturing and mining sectors, executive management experience and core international business experience. Committees: AuditHealth, Safety, Security & Environmental.
2021-03-25	Darren R. Yeates, 60, was named Peabody’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in November 2020. Mr. Yeates has over 35 years’ mining industry experience, most recently as COO of MACH Energy Australia from May 2018 to December 2019, a developer and supplier of thermal coal to both the Australian domestic and Asian export markets. Mr. Yeates served as a director and principal of Yeates Advisory Services Pty Ltd, a consulting firm, from November 2016 to November 2020. He was also previously CEO of GVK Hancock Coal, a joint venture developing the vast potential of the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland, from January 2014 until June 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Yeates spent over 22 years with Rio Tinto, a global mining group, including as Acting Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer for Coal Australia, General Manager Ports and Infrastructure for Pilbara Iron and General Manager Tarong Coal. Prior to joining Rio Tinto, he worked for six years for BHP, a mining, metals and petroleum company, in coal operations and metalliferous exploration. Mr. Yeates has served as a director of WorkPac Pty Ltd, a diversified employment recruiter with a large footprint across the resource and construction industries, since January 2018 and acted in a part time interim CEO capacity for WorkPac from January to October 2020. Mr. Yeates has a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) from University of Queensland, a Graduate Diploma in Management from the University of Central Queensland and a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia. He has an Executive MBA from the Monash Mt Eliza Business School and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Mr. Yeates brings to our Board expertise in the manufacturing and mining sectors, executive management experience and core international business experience. Committees: n None

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2020-03-25

Darren R. Yeates, 59, currently serves as a director and principal of Yeates Advisory Services Pty Ltd, a consulting firm he co-founded in November 2016. Mr. Yeates has over 35 years' mining industry experience, most recently as COO of MACH Energy Australia from May 2018 to December 2019, a developer and supplier of thermal coal to both the Australian domestic and Asian export markets. He was CEO of GVK Hancock Coal, a joint venture developing the vast potential of the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland, from January 2014 until June 2016. Mr. Yeates has over 22 years' experience with Rio Tinto, a global mining group, including as Acting Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer for Coal Australia, General Manager Ports and Infrastructure for Pilbara Iron and General Manager Tarong Coal. Prior to joining Rio Tinto, he worked for six years for BHP, a mining, metals and petroleum, company, in coal operations and metalliferous exploration. Mr. Yeates has served as a director of Emeco Holdings Limited, an Australian mining services company, since April 2017, Stanmore Coal Limited, an Australian coal company, since May 2019, and WorkPac Pty Ltd, a diversified employment recruiter with a large footprint across the resource and construction industries, since January 2018. Mr. Yeates is currently acting in a part time interim CEO capacity for WorkPac as the Board searches for a permanent CEO. Mr. Yeates has a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) from University of Queensland, a Graduate Diploma in Management from the University of Central Queensland and a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia. He has an Executive MBA from the Monash Mt Eliza Business School and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Mr. Yeates brings to our Board expertise in the manufacturing and mining sectors, executive management experience and core international business experience. Committees: AuditHealth, Safety, Security & Environmental.

2021-03-25

Darren R. Yeates, 60, was named Peabody’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in November 2020. Mr. Yeates has over 35 years’ mining industry experience, most recently as COO of MACH Energy Australia from May 2018 to December 2019, a developer and supplier of thermal coal to both the Australian domestic and Asian export markets. Mr. Yeates served as a director and principal of Yeates Advisory Services Pty Ltd, a consulting firm, from November 2016 to November 2020. He was also previously CEO of GVK Hancock Coal, a joint venture developing the vast potential of the Galilee Basin in Central Queensland, from January 2014 until June 2016. Prior to that, Mr. Yeates spent over 22 years with Rio Tinto, a global mining group, including as Acting Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer for Coal Australia, General Manager Ports and Infrastructure for Pilbara Iron and General Manager Tarong Coal. Prior to joining Rio Tinto, he worked for six years for BHP, a mining, metals and petroleum company, in coal operations and metalliferous exploration. Mr. Yeates has served as a director of WorkPac Pty Ltd, a diversified employment recruiter with a large footprint across the resource and construction industries, since January 2018 and acted in a part time interim CEO capacity for WorkPac from January to October 2020. Mr. Yeates has a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) from University of Queensland, a Graduate Diploma in Management from the University of Central Queensland and a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia. He has an Executive MBA from the Monash Mt Eliza Business School and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Mr. Yeates brings to our Board expertise in the manufacturing and mining sectors, executive management experience and core international business experience. Committees: n None