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Peabody makes global appointments

PEABODY Energy has made three new leadership appointments across its global supply chain manageme...

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Carlton B Adams joins Peabody as senior vice-president – global supply chain with executive responsibility for the company's worldwide procurement efforts, including developing comprehensive strategies while managing the quality and cost of goods and services purchased. He reports to executive vice-president and chief administrative officer Sharon Fiehler.

Adams brings to Peabody more than 19 years leadership experience across the purchasing, operations management, sales and marketing, and international business functions in the retail, manufacturing and energy sectors. Most recently, he served as director – service parts purchasing and supplier relations for Caterpillar with global responsibility for purchasing services.

He previously worked at Lenox, FMC Corporation and Peco Energy Company. Adams earned a Master of Business Administration degree in finance from Temple University in Philadelphia, and his Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.

Patrick J Forkin has been named vice-president – strategic planning and assumes responsibility for shaping and monitoring Peabody's global strategies. He reports to executive vice-president and chief financial officer Mike Crews.

Forkin most recently led corporate development and strategy for DayStar Technologies and has held leadership and finance roles at investment banking firms as well as retail and consulting companies, including K's Merchandise Mart and Deloitte, for more than three decades. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accountancy from the University of Illinois and is a certified public accountant.

Carey J Dubois joins the company as vice-president and treasurer, reporting to senior vice-president – finance Walter Hawkins. He assumes responsibility for long-term financing, bank and lender relations, cash management, employee benefit plan investment management and insurance.

Most recently, Dubois was vice-president, finance at Smithfield Foods, which he joined in 2005 as corporate treasurer. Before that, he was assistant treasurer at Bunge and has held a number of other finance positions over 20 years at Pepsi Bottling, Joseph E Seagram and Sons, and Louis Dreyfus Corporation.

Dubois earned his Master of Business Administration degree in finance from the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maine.

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