James L Popowich

James L. Popowich. Age 64, director since December 2007. Mr. Popowich has served as Past President of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum ("CIM"), an industry trade association, since May 2008 and previously served as President of CIM from May 2007 to May 2008. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Elk Valley Coal Corporation ("EVCC"), a producer of metallurgical hard coking coal, in Calgary, Alberta, from January 2004 to August 2006, and also served as President of the Fording Canadian Coal Trust, a mutual fund trust that held a majority ownership interest in EVCC, from January 2004 until his retirement in December 2006. Mr. Popowich previously served as Executive Vice President of EVCC from February 2003 to January 2004, and as Executive Vice President of Fording Coal Limited from June 2001 to February 2003. Mr. Popowich joined Fording Coal Limited in 1974 as a planning engineer and held a number of different positions prior to being appointed Executive Vice President in June 2001.