Atrum Coal Ltd. announced appointment of Mr. William (Bill) Fleming to the Atrum Board as a Non-Executive Director. His professional career spans over 35 years in technical, operational and management roles, including over 25 years at the leading Canadian coking coal producer - Teck Resources Limited (Teck). Bill commenced his highly successful career at Teck in 1987. He initially worked at the Bullmoose Coking Coal Mine (1.7Mtpa) in northern British Columbia, including occupying the position of Site General Manager for the latter part of this tenure. In 1997, Bill moved to the Elkview Coking Coal Mine as Site General Manager, a position he held into 2004. During this time, he successfully led growth in Elkview's production from just under 3Mtpa to approximately 5.5Mtpa. Bill was then appointed Vice President, Operations, of the Cardinal River Coking Coal Mine (1.6Mtpa) in 2004.