Rick Navarre Email & Phone Number

Naples, Fl, Us

Chair of Personnel & Compensation Committee and Member ESG and Nominating Committee

Chair of the Conflicts Committee, Member of Audit Committee, and Member of the Compensation Committee

Chief Executive Officer and President | May 2019 to 2021 Chairman of the Board | 2018 to 2021 Assumed CEO role and led 24-month turnaround during period of turbulence in the energy markets and Covid-19. Restructured balance sheet and operating portfolio leaving company with a new structure and positive forecast for future growth.• Led financial restructuring and a transformation to a performance and safety driven culture. Reorganized the operating platform reducing unit operating costs, lowering SG&A, and improving working capital.  Divested non-core assets and closed high-cost operating locations. Improved energy segment from negative to positive margins and cash flow. Increased industrial contribution margins. Developed strategic restructuring plan eliminating excess operating costs and reducing debt. Transformed the culture to focus on safety, environmental excellence, and performance. Drove high return investments that positioned company for long term growth.

Advisor to leading private equity firms utilizing experience in mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, spinoffs strategy, debt and equity offerings, and capital allocation across the Energy and Mining sectors.

Held full executive responsibility for the Company’s U.S. operations, and as Chief Commercial Officer responsible for global sales, marketing and trading, mergers and acquisitions, and management of the Company’s land and reserve portfolio. Led the global sales, marketing and trading function that operated on five continents. Leader of global expansion including strategic acquisitions in Australia, ventures in China, Indonesia, and Mongolia; building the platform to serve the world’s fastest-growing energy centers. • Grew market cap and led company to achieve record financial performance.• Expanded international sales.• Completed $7 billion of acquisitions, including associated debt and equity financings.• Led with a commitment and focus on safety and the environment.

Responsible for M&A, Business Development, and Investor Relations. • Led financial and capital market initiatives through a spin-off of Peabody from its parent company, and its subsequent public listing on the NYSE and LSE. • Led company in highly successful initial public offering after a private equity leveraged buyout. • Completed $7 billion in accretive M&A and capital market transactions. • Completed strategic spin-off of non-core businesses.• Set the company strategic direction and developed a culture of execution and achievement.

Directed Sales & Marketing on five continents serving customers across 20 countries including a leading global physical and financial trading platform with offices across the globe.VP, Finance; Controller, and Director of Strategic Planning (1993 to 1997)

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accounting

Advanced Finance & Strategic Negotiation

Advanced Finance

Executive Mining, College Of Earth & Mineral Sciences