Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. announced on May 8, 2024, the Board of Directors approved certain changes to the Company?s executive leadership team recommended by the chief executive officer and the Board?s compensation committee. Roger L. Nicholson, the company?s executive vice president, chief administrative officer, general counsel and secretary will leave his positions on May 31, 2024 after four and a half years of service, and Mark M. Manno has been appointed to serve as executive vice president, general counsel and secretary effective June 1, 2024. He will oversee the company's legal, land and safety departments in addition to serving as general counsel and secretary to the board of directors.

The company's president and chief operating officer, Jason Whitehead, will assume oversight of the environmental department as well as all human resources functions of the company. Mr. Manno, 53, has served since February 2024 as executive vice president, general counsel, assistant secretary and procurement at Gregory Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc., which does business as UPM Pharmaceuticals. He was UPM?s vice president, general counsel and assistant secretary from January 2023 to February 2024 and deputy general counsel from January 2021 to January 2023.

He served as the Company?s executive vice president, chief administrative and legal officer and secretary from January 2018 until his departure from the Company in December 2019, after which he served as consultant to the Company from April 2020 to December 2020. He previously served as the Company?s executive vice president, general counsel, secretary and chief procurement officer from July 2016 and before that as executive vice president, general counsel, secretary and chief procurement officer for Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., positions he held from December 2015. Mr. Manno was an officer in the U.S. Navy and is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.

He completed his master of business administration degree at Mississippi State University and his law degree at the University of Memphis.