As part of its ongoing process of director succession and refreshment, to ensure an optimal mix of skills, experience and tenure on its Board of Directors of SunCoke Energy, Inc. announced that Arthur (Art) F. Anton has been appointed to the Company's Board, effective immediately. Mr. Anton has served in various senior roles at The Swagelok Company, most recently as Chairman of the board from September 2017 to December 2019, and as Chief Executive Officer from 2004 to 2017. The Company also announced that Peter B. Hamilton, has decided to retire from service on the Board of the Company, and will not stand for re-election as a director at the Company's 2020 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Hamilton has been a Board member since June 2011 and, at different times during his tenure, he has served as Chair of the Board's Compensation Committee, as well as being a member of the Board's Audit Committee and Governance Committee. The Board will nominate Martha Z. Carnes to stand for re-election as a director at the 2020 Annual Meeting to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Hamilton's retirement. Ms. Carnes was appointed to the Board on December 5, 2019. With the recent additions of Mr. Anton and Ms. Carnes to the Board, the Company continues to execute a successful Board refreshment process.
SunCoke Energy, Inc. is an independent producer of coke. The Companyâs segments include Domestic Coke, Brazil Coke, and Logistics. The Domestic Coke segment consists of coke making facilities and heat recovery operations at its Jewell, Indiana Harbor, Haverhill, Granite City and Middletown plants. The Brazil segment consists of coke making operations located in Vitoria, Brazil, where it operates the ArcelorMittal Brazil coke making facility for a Brazilian subsidiary of ArcelorMittal S.A. The Logistics segment consists of Convent Marine Terminal (CMT), Kanawha River Terminal (KRT) and SunCoke Lake Terminal (Lake Terminal). Its terminals act as intermediaries between its customers and end users by providing transloading and mixing services. CMT is located in Convent, Louisiana, with access to seaborne markets for coal and other industrial materials. The terminal provides loading and unloading services and has direct rail access.