Peabody Energy announced that Mr Bradley E Phillips has been named Senior Vice President of Transition Services in Australia.

In this role, Phillips will continue to lead the organizational integration of Macarthur Coal and Peabody Energy Australia.

He will report to Peabody Energy's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Mr Eric Ford.

Most recently, Mr Phillips was General Manager of Finance for Peabody's Australia Operations. He oversaw financial and capital planning, treasury, risk and assurance as well as financial reporting, shared services and financial systems and continuous improvement activities. In addition, he was actively involved in the successful acquisition of Macarthur Coal in 2011.