Westmoreland Coal Co. announced that Robert P. King, a member of the company's Board of Directors and President - U.S. Operations, retired from the Company effective August 1, 2014. Mr. King was a member of the Executive Committee of the Board.

On August 1, 2014, the company announced the promotions of each of Mr. Joseph E. Micheletti and Mr. John A. Schadan to the position of Executive Vice President, both effective as of August 1, 2014. Mr. Micheletti, 49, joined Westmoreland in 1998 and has held key leadership positions at several Westmoreland mining projects, including President and General Manager of Jewett Mine, prior to his promotion to Senior Vice President of Coal Operations in June 2011. Mr. Micheletti is responsible for all six of Westmoreland Coal Company's mining projects, overseeing the safe, cost effective, and environmentally responsible operation of the company's mining activities.

Mr. Schadan, 49, joined Westmoreland in April 2014 as Senior Vice President, Canada Operations.