David C. Stuebe has served as our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since our formation in November 2004. Mr. Stuebe joined the Alpha management team as the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Alpha Natural Resources, LLC in October 2003, and has also served as the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ANR Holdings since November 2003. Mr. Stuebe served from March 2000 to July 2003 as Senior Vice President-Finance and Administration of Hearth and Home Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HON INDUSTRIES Inc., a leading manufacturer of office systems and hearth products, and from October 1994 to March 2000 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the parent, HON INDUSTRIES Inc. Prior to joining HON, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of United Recycling Industries, Inc., a metals broker, precious metals recycler and non-ferrous metals producer from 1990 to 1994; as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Auto Specialties Manufacturing, Inc., a manufacturer of O.E.M. truck and construction equipment components from 1988 to 1990; and as Chairman, President and Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer of MSL Industries, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of fasteners, tubing, roll-form shapes, electric motors, components for electric utilities and missile components from 1981 to 1987. Mr. Stuebe’s business background also includes significant general and financial management positions with Carpetland U.S.A. and the Scholl Products Group of Schering-Plough, as well as 13 years of audit experience with an international public accounting firm.
