The change, to be made on 7 May, comes as the New York-listed coal and gas producer has beenoffloading its coal interests in recent times to focus on boosting its shale gasportfolio, with a January 2013 $3.5 billion sale of five coal mines marking asignificant transformation for the company’s asset base.
63-year-old Harvey has led Consol Energy since January 1998,with the company swelling in market capitalisation from around $1 billion toaround $9 billion over the course of his tenure.
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