Peabody names Downham Indonesia coal boss

US coal giant Peabody Energy announced on Friday appointment of Keith Downham as Vice President of Resource Development ? Indonesia.

Keith Downham will have responsibility for identifying and evaluating acquisitions, joint ventures and additional development opportunities in Indonesia, reporting to President ? Asia Zhenchun Shi, the company said.

Downham most recently served as General Manager of Peabody's Wilpinjong Mine in New South Wales. Prior to Peabody, Downham was Mining Manager at the Blackwater Mine, a BHP Billiton operation; the Moura Mine, an Anglo Coal Australia mine; and the Bulga open-cut Mine of Glencore Coal. He also worked for BHP in Australia and Indonesia for a decade across management, continuous improvement and engineering roles. Downham earned a Diploma of Business from the Australian Institute of Management and his undergraduate degree in mining engineering from the Curtin University of Technology in Perth.(romel)