Garold (Gerry) Spindler has more than 40 years’ experience in the coal industry. He has held several key executive positions at some of the world’s largest coal companies, including Chief Executive Officer of UK Coal, President and Chief Executive Officer of Amax Coal Company (US), and President and Chief Executive Officer of Pittston Coal Company. Gerry is owner and chairman of St Cloud Mining. Gerry has been Coronado’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer since 2011.

Gerry has managed operations in the United States, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. He was the 2010 recipient of West Virginia University’s Distinguished Engineer of Mines, and the 2008 recipient of the Erskine Ramsay Medal Award of the Society of Mining. Gerry has an industry track record of high sales and earnings growth, with full profit and loss responsibility.

Gerry holds a Bachelor of Science, as well as a Masters in Mining Engineering from West Virginia University and a Masters of Business Management from Stanford University.