St. Louis-based Peabody announced today, Mark Spurbeck has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Spurbeck joined Peabody in 2018, and has most recently served as the energy company’s senior vice president and interim chief financial officer.
“We are pleased for Mark to officially step into this key leadership post,” said Peabody president and chief executive officer, Glenn Kellow. “Mark’s extensive mining experience and perspective will be valuable as we continue to navigate the complexities of the current global environment.”
Spurbeck has more than two decades of accounting and financial experience. In his time at Peabody, he also served as senior vice president and chief accounting officer, and has overseen the company’s finance, treasury, tax, internal audit, financial reporting and corporate accounting functions.
Prior to joining Peabody in early 2018, Spurbeck was vice president of finance and chief accounting officer at Coeur Mining Inc. He also previously held multiple positions at Newmont Mining Corporation over an eight-year period, including group executive, assistant controller. Spurbeck also served in several financial positions at First Data Corporation and Deloitte LLP. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting from Hillsdale College in Michigan and is a certified public accountant.