Extending a career at various Oil & Gas companies (BP, Halliburton, Teledyne and others), Mr Malone was appointed Executive Chairman, President and CEO at First Sonora Bancshares, Inc. (a financial services holding co) in 2014. He is also President and CEO of the First National Bank of Sonora, Texas. Mr. Malone has been on the Board of Directors at Peabody since 2009, serving as its Chair in recent years. Mr. Malone holds a Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering from The University of Texas at El Paso and a Master of Science in Management from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.