CONSOL Energy Inc. named Peter B. Lilly as its Chief Operating Officer-Coal, effective October 28, 2002. Lilly had been President and Chief Executive Officer of Triton Coal Company LLC and Vulcan Coal Holdings, LLC.

Lilly, a native of Beckley, West Virginia, is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Industrial Marketing and Operations Management from Harvard University. Prior to joining Triton Coal Company, Lilly held a number of senior management positions, including President and Chief Operating Officer with Peabody Holding Company Inc., now Peabody Energy.