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He will report to group vice president of western operations Kemal Williamson.
Hull has served as director of underground mining for Black Beauty Coal in Evansville, Indiana, since July 2004.
He has more than 20 years of mining experience in a variety of senior engineering and operations positions with a major coal producer.
He holds a bachelor of science degree in mining engineering from Virginia Tech, a master of science degree in management from MIT Sloan School of Management and is a Sloan Fellow.
Peabody Energy is the world’s largest private-sector coal company, with 2005 sales of 240 million tons and $US4.6 billion in revenue.
