Examination of Witnesses (Question 599)
MR GERRY
SPINDLER AND
MR CHRIS
MAWE
20 JUNE 2006
Q599 Chairman: Gentlemen, welcome to
this evidence session, the first one taken on coal in this energy
inquiry, I think, so we are very grateful to you and I hope you
are pleased we have extended our terms of reference to take account
of some of the coal issues that have emerged with great importance
from the review. Can I ask you to introduce yourselves?
Mr Spindler: My name is Gerry
Spindler. I am CEO of UK Coal and I am very pleased to be here
and introduce not only myself but also UK Coal which is not, having
been changed remarkably by the mines it operates and the people
who work in them, as history portrays it. It is a much changed
producer, having gone through a variety of changes and as evidence
of that it is reliable, low cost and has not suffered any work
stoppage in two years.
Mr Mawe: My name is Chris Mawe.
I am the financial director of UK Coal and I have been with the
company around two years. More recently, in December last year,
I took over the responsibility for the sales activities of the
company. I would like to thank the Committee very much for extending
the remit of its investigation.
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