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People on the Move
SLC coal producer names new CEO -- America West Resources Inc., a Salt Lake City-based coal producer with mining operations in Central Utah, named Dan Baker its new chief executive. Since 2003, the company has extracted more than 1.4 million tons of coal from its Horizon coal mine in Central Utah.
Baker, who was most recently the company's chief operating officer, replaces Alexander Walker III. Walker will continue to serve as chairman of the board and continue to serve as a senior advisor to the executive management team.
Baker began his mining career as a laborer in 1969 following an extended tour of duty with the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Baker gained significant mining tactical expertise serving as a longwall foreman, senior mining engineer, longwall superintendent and manager of underground operations while working for U.S. Steel Corp., Kaiser Steel Corp., Braztah Corp., Utah Power and Light Co., Emery Mining Corp. and Kaiser Coal Corp.
In 1987, he joined Interwest Mining Co. as vice president of operations, overseeing both underground and surface mines in Utah, Wyoming, Washington and Australia for PacifiCorp. He served on the Interwest board of directors and was a member of the mining and fuels team for PacifiCorp's international activities. Baker was also president and CEO of Interwest and vice president of fuels for PacifiCorp in January 1998. He also served as executive vice president at Consol Energy in November 1999.
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