Jeremy Bartels appointed construction and truck equipment sales representative for J&J Truck Equipment and Lincoln Supply & Equipment, divisions of Somerset Welding & Steel, Somerset, PA.  Bartels will cover central Pennsylvania and parts of Maryland and West Virginia and will be responsible for increasing sales and providing product support and service to existing and new customers.

Bryan J. McConnell, P.G. joins Skelly and Loy’s Monroeville, PA, office as waste management services leader, and will be responsible for managing and providing technical and contractual oversight for all waste management-related tasks performed from Monroeville.  McConnell is a registered professional geologist with more than 20 years experience in the professional environmental management field.  His special ties include project management, soil and groundwater remedial investigations and feasibility studies, design and implementation of soil and groundwater remediation programs, risk-based closure of hazardous waste and petroleum release sites, regulatory-driven environmental compliance audits and inspections, multi-media permitting and negotiating/facilitating, and regulatory policy management.

Ruth Bailey named director general of the Association of British Mining Equipment Companies, a government-accredited organization representing more than 30 companies in Wakefield West Yorkshire, succeeding Philip Deakin, who had been a member of the association for 30 years and its director general for the past 12 years.    The association members export high tech mining equipment and technology to more than a dozen countries.  Bailey is the first woman to head up the association.

Dan Timco promoted to the newly created position of global director of operational excellence for Industrial Scientific Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA, responsible for leading the company’s global efforts to achieve business excellence. He will work to integrate best practices including lean manufacturing.  Six Sigma and Design for Six Sigma to improve all areas of operations.

Charles R. Reeves, Jr., PE has joined Engineering

 Consulting Services, Inc., Lexington, KY, as director of engineering services, Midwest region.  He will head up a new office for ECSI to be located in Western Kentucky. ECSI offers civil, environmental, and mining engineer; land surveying; and health and safety training.

Jie “Jay” Li named vice president of business development-China, Peabody Energy, St. Louis, MO, responsible for expanding Peabody’s business development activities in China, Mongolia and other neighboring countries.  Li has more than 20 years of experience managing international and energy generation operations in China, southern Asia and the United States, including coal-fueled, gas and hydropower energy plants.  Li joined Peabody in July 2005.

James T. France, CPA, has joined the engineering and environmental consulting firm of Skelly and Loy as chief financial officer.  France will direct all of the financial functions and will oversee human resources for Skelly and Loy’s five Mid-Atlantic offices.  He is responsible for strategic planning, budgeting, risk management, project control, cash management, banking relations, and overall financial direction.  He will also provide financial data and feasibility analyses to clients.

J. Brett Harvey, CONSOL Energy president and CEO, was recently honored with the University of Utah Alumni Association 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award, recognizing his commitment to implementing a new industry-wide mine safety approach that aims to reduce accident rates to zero at every mine in the nation.  Harvey, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1977, is a fourth-generation coal miner and a native of Utah.  ((Utah Alumni Awards).

Edgar J. Chavez named director of marketing for North America by New Holland Construction and Kobelco Construction Machinery America, Carol Stream, IL.  Chavez will be responsible for all North American marketing strategies and activities for the New Holland Construction and Kobelco Brands.  With nearly 20 years of industry experience, Chavez’s career includes experience with Astec Industries, Mitsubishi International and Volvo Construction equipment.

Ian Craig, former group vice-president and managing director of Australian operations for Peabody Energy, has joined the Mining Industry Skills Center as its new chairman, following his retirement in February.  He has more than 30 years experience in both Australian and international resources sector.

Paul Jury, managing director of Resource Pacific, has left the company and sold his stake when Xstrata took more than 50% control of the company.  Carol Holley, David Hughes and Geoffrey Rose have indicated intentions to resign, while Stephen Matthews ceases to be company secretary.  A. Clark appointed an independent director while P. Freyberg, E. Melamed, M. Buffier, A. Mason and S. Kobayashi have been appointed directors.  A.  Durban will be appointed company secretary.

Lisa Lefkovitz has joined the Waterfront Group, ARCADIS, Beverly, MA, as senior scientist.  Lefkovitz will be working to advance ARCADIS’ relationship and services with the Corp of Engineers, and provide strong technical leadership to the company’s industrial clients in the area of dredged material assessment and management. Lefkovitz is an environmental chemist with more than 20 years experience in the design and management of chemical and biological evaluations of sediments and dredged materials and the fate and transport of organic and inorganic contaminants in the environment.

Roe-Hoan Yoon elected to the National Academy of Engineering—the highest honor provided to members of the engineering profession.  Yoon arrived at Virginia Tech in 1978 as a member of the College of Engineering and is known internationally for his significant contributions to the technology and science of mineral processing.  Yoon directs the Center for Advanced Separation Technologies under the auspices of the Department of Energy.  In 1980, Yoon and his Virginia Tech colleagues developed a technology of using small air bubbles, known as microbubbles, to produce clean coal from the coal fines discarded to waste ponds, and is currently marketed by Metso Minerals and Eriez Magnetics.  He was also instrumental in helping develop a method of removing water from fine coal and mineral fines, separating impurities from kaolin clay, and an optical sensor for coal analysis.

Ron Willis joins AMC Consultants as coal group manager and principal consultant and will be based in Brisbane.  Willis’ expertise is in coal mining, focusing on management and operations, including strategic planning, business development and change management.  Operation experience includes pre-feasibility studies, contract management and technical evaluation.

Mary L. Frontczak and Edward L. Sullivan promoted to vice presidents and assistant general counsels for Peabody Energy, St. Louis, MO.  Frontczak will provide legal counsel for Peabody’s Southwest and Colorado operations and will serve as litigation counsel for the company.  Sullivan will be responsible for legal counsel of Peabody’s domestic commercial transactions and operational matters.

Gregory H. Boyce, chairman and chief executive officer, Peabody Energy, St. Louis, MO, elected to the board of directors of Marathon Oil Corporation.  Boyce brings the perspective as the leader of the world’s largest private-sector coal company, wide experience in global energy markets and forceful advocate of clean coal technologies to advance energy security and carbon solutions.  Marathon Oil is an integrated international energy company engaged in exploration and production, oil sands, mining; integrated gas; and refining, marketing and transportation.

Vince Gauci, former MIM managing director, has joined the board of Runge, mining consulting service and software company. Gauci has worked in the mining industry for more than 30 years, and has had positions with Gallipoli Mining and Liontown Resources.

Nick Edmunds named director of mining for Europe/Africa at Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB), a global infrastructure consulting, engineering and construction management organization.  Edmunds will be responsible for combining the growth of PB’s mining services with the development of radioactive waste management services in the United Kingdom.  His focus will be on coal-related projects in Europe/Africa.

Laura Beverage named chairperson of the Colorado Mining Association (CMA).  Beverage is a prominent mine safety attorney and a member of Jackson Kelly PLLC.  She chairs the firm’s Occupational Safety and Health Practice Group.  Beverage represents general industry and mining clients in a variety of matters, including compliance issues, policy, legislative and regulatory matters, civil and criminal enforcement issues, accident investigation, and discrimination claims on both state and federal levels.

Dr. Wolfgang Babel named chief executive officer of Hirschmann Automation and Control, Neckartenzlingen, and Lumberg Automation – Belden Deutschland GmbH, Schalksmuhle.  Dr. Babel succeeds Reinhard Sitzmann who will be concentrating on several supervisory board appointments in the future.  Dr. Babel studied electrical engineering at the Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and later did doctorates at the Columbia Pacific University in San Francisco and the Friedrich Alexander University.

Michael Reich appointed chief executive of Minova International, replacing Sandy Arbuthnot who stepped down in January after some 10 years of service.  Arbuthnot will continue as an advisor through 2008.  Reich’s appointment followed the acquisition of Excel Mining Services by Minova parent company Orica last year. Orica plans to merge Minova and Excel under the Minova name.

James Woodward has resigned as executive vice president and chief financial officer from Joy Global after serving one year.  It is expected that Jim Tate will serve as acting chief financial officer, a current member of the  board of directors.