Peabody Energy Names Allen Capdeboscq Senior Vice President - Corporate Development

ST. LOUIS, May 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Peabody Energy BTU today announced that Allen Capdeboscq has been promoted to Senior Vice President – Corporate Development reporting to Group Executive and Chief Development Officer Christopher J. Hagedorn. Capdeboscq previously served as Vice President – Financial and Capital Planning.

The appointment is consistent with Peabody's heightened focus on asset sales and portfolio optimization. Capdeboscq will be focused on value-adding transactions involving the divestitures, non-core asset sales, joint ventures, minority interests, mergers and acquisitions. 

Capdeboscq joined Peabody in 2006 as Vice President – Corporate Business Development and was named Vice President – Financial and Capital Planning in 2012. He previously worked for A.G. Edwards in its investment banking energy group and for Shell Exploration and Production Company as a process and project engineer. 

Peabody Energy is the world's largest private-sector coal company and a global leader in sustainable mining, energy access and clean coal solutions. The company serves metallurgical and thermal coal customers in more than 25 countries on six continents. Peabody was named Energy Company of the Year at the 2014 Platts Global Energy Awards. For further information, visit PeabodyEnergy.com and AdvancedEnergyForLife.com.

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