Bennett K Hatfield

Former President and CEO, Patriot Coal

Hatfield, resigned in 2015 as president and CEO of Patriot Coal, a month before the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time. He was International Coal Group’s CEO when a 2006 explosion at the Sago Mine in northern West Virginia killed 12 miners. Hatfield was named in June 2015 to the board of coal producer Foresight Energy, based in St. Louis. A man from Ohio who fatally shot a former coal company executive at a cemetery where the businessman’s wife is buried has been arrested on a first-degree murder warrant. Most recently, Hatfield served as President and Chief Operating Officer for Patriot Coal. Previously, Ben was President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of International Coal Group, prior to the June 2011 sale of that company. He has held a number of other key executive operating and commercial positions during his 30-plus years in the coal industry, including President, Eastern Operations of Arch Coal, Inc., Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Massey Energy Company, and Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer of Coastal Coal Company. Ben is a Licensed Professional Engineer with a Bachelor of Science degree in mining engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Ben was preceded in death by his wife, Debbie Starr Hatfield, and his father, the Rev. Sonny A. Hatfield. Survivors include his mother, Nola Phillips Hatfield of Inez, Ky.; daughters: Ashley Kay (Watson) Stelly of Richmond, Va., and Lauren Nicole Hatfield of Arlington, Va.; and son, Michael Shawn Lee of Louisville, Ky

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Robert E Murray	John Barrasso, Shelley Moore Capito, Dean Heller, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, George Allen, Richard William Pombo, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Coalpac a Political Action Committee of the National Mining Association, Mitt Romney, Richard Snuffer, Richard E Mourdock, Rick Berg, Morgan Griffith, David McKinley, Rand Paul, Josh Mandel, Ken Buck, Andy Barr
Dick Uihlein	John Barrasso, Shelley Moore Capito, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, George Allen, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, Oliver North, John Scott Keadle, Richard E Mourdock, West Virginia Republican Party, Inc., Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Rick Berg, Morgan Griffith, Rand Paul, Josh Mandel, Ken Buck
Joe Craft	Shelley Moore Capito, Dean Heller, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, George Allen, Anne Meagher Northup, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Coalpac a Political Action Committee of the National Mining Association, Mitt Romney, Daniel Mongiardo, Sharron E Angle, West Virginia Republican Party, Inc., Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Rick Berg, Rand Paul, Josh Mandel, Ken Buck, Andy Barr
Thomas S Cushman	Shelley Moore Capito, Dean Heller, Denny Rehberg, George Allen, Rob Portman, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Coalpac a Political Action Committee of the National Mining Association, Mitt Romney, Joe Manchin, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Richard Snuffer, Richard E Mourdock, West Virginia Republican Party, Inc., Rick Berg, Morgan Griffith, David McKinley, Rand Paul, Josh Mandel, Ken Buck, Andy Barr, Elliott Maynard
Richard Baxter Gilliam	Shelley Moore Capito, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, George Allen, Anne Meagher Northup, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Oliver North, Richard E Mourdock, Rick Berg, Morgan Griffith, Robert Hurt, Andy Barr, Elliott Maynard
Foster Friess	John Barrasso, Shelley Moore Capito, Dean Heller, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, George Allen, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Oliver North, Richard E Mourdock, West Virginia Republican Party, Inc., Rand Paul, Josh Mandel, Ken Buck
Frank Calandra Jr	Shelley Moore Capito, Dean Heller, Mitch McConnell, George Allen, Richard William Pombo, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Coalpac a Political Action Committee of the National Mining Association, Mitt Romney, Joe Manchin, Richard Snuffer, Richard E Mourdock, Rick Berg, Morgan Griffith, David McKinley, Rand Paul, Josh Mandel, Mike Oliverio, Andy Barr
Kevin S Crutchfield	John Barrasso, Shelley Moore Capito, Dean Heller, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, George Allen, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Coalpac a Political Action Committee of the National Mining Association, Mitt Romney, Joe Manchin, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Rick Berg, Morgan Griffith, David McKinley, Rand Paul, Elliott Maynard
John R Kopec	John Barrasso, Shelley Moore Capito, Dean Heller, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, George Allen, Richard William Pombo, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Richard Snuffer, Richard E Mourdock, Rick Berg, Morgan Griffith, David McKinley, Rand Paul, Josh Mandel, Ken Buck, Andy Barr
Tatnall Lea Hillman	John Barrasso, Dean Heller, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, George Allen, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, Oliver North, John Scott Keadle, Richard E Mourdock, West Virginia Republican Party, Inc., Rand Paul, Josh Mandel, Ken Buck
J Clifford Forrest	John Barrasso, Shelley Moore Capito, Dean Heller, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, George Allen, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Coalpac a Political Action Committee of the National Mining Association, Mitt Romney, Joe Manchin, Sharron E Angle, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Republican Party of Cuyahoga County Federal Campaign Committee, Rick Berg, Morgan Griffith, Josh Mandel, Andy Barr
Kenneth S Abramowitz	Shelley Moore Capito, Dean Heller, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, George Allen, Anne Meagher Northup, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Richard E Mourdock, Rick Berg, Rand Paul, Josh Mandel, Ken Buck
Guy M Bowers	John Barrasso, Shelley Moore Capito, Dean Heller, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, George Allen, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, Richard E Mourdock, Rick Berg, Morgan Griffith, David McKinley, Rand Paul, Josh Mandel, Ken Buck, Elliott Maynard
Elloine Clark	John Barrasso, Shelley Moore Capito, Dean Heller, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, George Allen, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, Richard E Mourdock, West Virginia Republican Party, Inc., Rick Berg, Rand Paul, Ken Buck
John W Childs	John Barrasso, Shelley Moore Capito, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, George Allen, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Oliver North, Rick Berg, Rand Paul, Ken Buck, Andy Barr
Michael Keiser	John Barrasso, Shelley Moore Capito, Dean Heller, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, George Allen, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, Richard E Mourdock, Rick Berg, Rand Paul, Josh Mandel
Marc Goldman	John Barrasso, Shelley Moore Capito, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, George Allen, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, Rick Berg, Robert Hurt, Rand Paul, Josh Mandel, Andy Barr
Leslie Rose	Dean Heller, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, George Allen, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, John Scott Keadle, Richard E Mourdock, Rand Paul, Josh Mandel, Ken Buck
G Hunter Bates	John Barrasso, Shelley Moore Capito, Dean Heller, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, George Allen, Anne Meagher Northup, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Mitt Romney, Richard E Mourdock, Rick Berg, Rand Paul, Josh Mandel, Andy Barr
Sheldon Adelson	Shelley Moore Capito, Dean Heller, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Denny Rehberg, Anne Meagher Northup, Rob Portman, Pat Toomey, Republican National Committee, Republican Party of Kentucky, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Rudy Giuliani, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Sharron E Angle, Every Republican is Crucial PAC, West Virginia Republican Party, Inc., Rick Berg, Andy Barr

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Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Birthday	1957
Date of death	May 23 '16
Aliases	Ben Hatfield

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Bennett K Hatfield

Former President and CEO, Patriot Coal

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