Ms Tanselle will report directly to executive chairman Ilyas Khan. Most recently, she led the start-up of White Energy’s North American operations.

Prior to joining White Energy, Ms Tanselle was involved in building and leading energy trading desks for four leading US energy companies, including NRG Energy, where she was executive director, coal and emissions trading.

Ms Tanselle currently serves on the board of directors for the American Coal Council and was a founding director of the Coal Trading Association.

Ilyas Khan said: "Judy (Ms Tanselle) is an experienced energy industry executive with a track record of building profitable businesses. I have known her for some time, and can confirm that she is also one of the most respected and admired coal upgrading executives in the global market and her expertise is simply unmatched in this area.

"Bench strength is a critical component of the coming few months as we tackle projects in Australia, Indonesia, North America and Europe, as well as supporting our obligations to our joint venture partners in other countries such as China. Judy will add depth and breadth to the team, and will allow Kevin Milliman to continue his stellar work for us."

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