On April 9, 2018, Nathan Troup, Westmoreland Coal Company's Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, resigned from his position at the company in order to pursue another opportunity. To assist with an orderly transition, Mr. Troup is expected to remain with the company until April 20, 2018. On April 12, 2018, the Company appointed Scott Henry, 43, as Controller and Principal Accounting Officer. Mr. Henry was Senior Director of Corporate Accounting at the company and was appointed Controller and Principal Accounting Officer at the company's affiliate, Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP, on July 28, 2017. Prior to joining the company on November 7, 2016, Mr. Henry served as Vice President of Finance for Right Start, formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Interactive Corp., for seven years.