Ramaco Announces Hiring of Distinguished West Virginian as New General Counsel; First Quarter 2024 Class B Dividend Declared

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[{"type":"text","content":"LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ramaco Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: METC, METCB, \"Ramaco\" or the \"Company\") announced today it has hired Evan H. Jenkins, the former Chief Justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court, former two term U.S. Congressman, and longtime West Virginia State Legislator as the company's new General Counsel. The Company also announced that current Vice President and Assistant General Counsel Tyler Adkins will be promoted to Senior Vice President of Law.\n\nMost recently, Jenkins has served as Senior Vice President Government Affairs at the United States Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C., the world's largest business organization. For the past two years he has also served as president of The Ramaco Foundation and a member of its board of directors, helping direct Ramaco's philanthropic efforts.\nBefore joining the Chamber, Jenkins spent four years serving on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia and was selected as its Chief Justice for the 2021 term. He has also had an extensive legislative career for over 22 years at both the federal and state level. Jenkins represented West Virginia's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives for two terms, and beforehand served three terms in the West Virginia Senate and three terms in the West Virginia House of Delegates. \nEarlier in his career, Jenkins served seven years as General Counsel of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce and fifteen years as Executive Director of the West Virginia State Medical Association. Jenkins began his legal career more than 30 years ago practicing labor and employment law in Huntington, West Virginia.\n\"As our company has continued to grow, we have attempted to attract and retain the highest caliber talent for all aspects of our now national operations in both Appalachia and the West,\" said Randall Atkins, Chairman and CEO of Ramaco Resources. \"Since the dominant share of our mining assets and operations are now centered in and around West Virginia, it gives me a distinct honor to welcome one of West Virginia's most accomplished citizens as our new General Counsel.\nI have known Evan and followed his deeply impressive career for decades. He will bring skills, temperament, and background to Ramaco far beyond his position as our new General Counsel, and we look forward to his ne...

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