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John Whitmire Chairman of the Board of Directors age 65 has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of CONSOL Energy since March 3 1999. Mr. Whitmire currently serves ex officio on the Audit Compensation Finance and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Prior to his election Mr. Whitmire was the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Union Texas Petroleum Holdings Inc. a position that he held from January 1996 until September 1998 when Union Texas Petroleum was acquired by ARCO. Before joining Union Texas Petroleum Mr. Whitmire served for more than 30 years in various executive capacities with Phillips Petroleum Company including Executive Vice President Exploration and Production and as a director from January 1994 to January 1996. Mr. Whitmire is a director of Global Santa Fe Corporation and El Paso Corporation both New York Stock Exchange listed companies. Mr. Whitmire received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from New Mexico State University. | 