BRENT K. BILSLAND, the Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer, has served on the Board since 2009 . Mr. Bilsland was elected Chairman of the Board in 2018, appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2014, and has been a director and our President since 2009. He was President of Sunrise Coal, LLC, our primary operating subsidiary, from July 2006 through November 2017, and Vice President of Knapper Corporation, a private corporation, from 1998 to 2004. Mr. Bilsland is a graduate of Butler University located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Mr. Bilsland brings broad industry experience and significant operational capabilities to our Company. He has an intimate understanding of our business and its operations that benefits us. In 2015 and 2016, Mr. Bilsland served as the Chairman of the Indiana Coal Council. Mr. Bilsland's investment in our Common Stock, combined with his wife and children, is 3.43%.