Universal Coal plc announced that Emma Lawler has been appointed Joint Company Secretary effective July 1, 2012, upon the resignation of Dan Robinson as Joint Company Secretary. Emma has over 12 years experience as a company secretary in the private and public sectors. Previously, Emma was a Company Secretary at Westpac Banking Corporation where she was responsible for the day-to-day management of all corporate governance and company secretarial matters within the Westpac Group. Emma will be bringing her experience to Universal with the next phase of growth going from an explorer to producer and the Board looks forward to her joining the company.