Ramaco's Atkins Elected Chairman of IEA Coal Industry Advisory Board
Lexington – November 03, 2026 -- Ramaco Resources Chairman and CEO Randall W. Atkins has been elected chairman of the International Energy Agency's Coal Industry Advisory Board (CIAB) in Paris, winning a unanimous vote of both the CIAB Executive Committee and its full membership.
Created in 1979, the CIAB is the IEA's oldest advisory board. It brings together senior leaders from the global coal, power and critical minerals industries to advise the agency on coal, energy security, power, technology, markets, critical minerals and related government policy. Its current focus covers reliable and affordable energy, the energy transition, grid stability, carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) and critical minerals.