Steve E. Sears CMA & MBA
CEO (MicroCoal® International Inc. USA)

Mr.Sears joined MicroCoal® International Inc.  in July, 2012. Mr. Sears brings with him 31 years of knowledge and experience in the coal industry. He joined Massey Coal in 1981, eventually becoming Vice President Sales and Marketing of Massey Energy in 2008. He concurrently held senior level positions in several Massey subsidiaries. Mr. Sears has been an innovator throughout his tenure at Massey, responsible for significantly increasing revenues during his 25 year tenure. He also was a founder of Massey Industrial Sales Company and Coal Handling Solutions Inc., which eventually accounted for revenue in excess of $250 MM/year. He also founded, and was President of Coalsolve LLC, which had technology to remove sulfur, mercury, and CO2 from flue gas. He holds an MBA from Averett University and a B.S. in Business Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Larry Palmer MBA, B.Sc
Finance Director (MicroCoal® International Inc. USA)

Mr. Palmer joined MicroCoal® International in July, 2012. Mr. Palmer has been in the coal industry since 1980, focused on financial, legal and tax aspects of coal transactions. He was Vice President of Taxation and Assistant Secretary of Massey Energy Company until 2011. In that role he was also responsible for major transactions in excess of $100 MM. Massey was America’s fourth largest producer of coal in the US until May of 2011, when it was acquired by Apha Natural Resources. He served in a transitional position at Alpha until March of this year, assisting in the successful integration of Alpha with Massey. He is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and has an MBA from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Randall Johnson P.Eng
Senior Project Manager (MicroCoal® International Inc. USA)

Previously vice-president of operations and chief engineer in at Massey Energy's Martin County Coal Corp. He was responsible for numerous key projects along with their budgets, permits and operations. Prior to that position, he was a vice-president at Coal Handling Solu-tions LLC, a joint venture between Massey Energy and Penn Virginia.