Randall W. Atkins, age 72, has served as Chairman of our Board of Directors since August 2015, and as our Chief Executive Officer since January 2021. Mr. Atkins also served as our Chief Financial Officer from July 2018 to May 2019. Mr. Atkins has been involved in energy related investment and financing activities for over 40 years. He also has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the predecessor company, Ramaco Coal, LLC, from 2011 to 2022. Prior to the formation of Ramaco, Mr. Atkins was a banker at J.P. Morgan and had worked in various investment banking and private equity positions in the mining and energy fields. Mr. Atkins is the immediate past Chairman of the Department of Energy s National Coal Council. He was also appointed by the Department of Energy as a United States representative to the International Energy Agency s Coal Advisory Board and Critical Minerals Working Group. He sits on the Board of Directors of the National Mining Association ( NMA ). He began his career at Ashland Oil, Inc. Mr. Atkins holds a B.A. degree from Duke University and a J.D. degree from Washington & Lee University School of Law. We believe that Mr. Atkins considerable financial and energy investment experience brings important and valuable skills to the Board of Directors and qualifies him to serve on our Board of Directors.