Cokal Limited announced the appointment of highly-experienced mining industry professional, Jim Coleman, to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Mr. Coleman has a proven 20-year track record in corporate management of operations for large successful companies including Riversdale Mining, The Griffin Group, The Electricity Trust of South Australia, Utah Development Company, Rio Tinto and BHP. He has led multi-faceted teams and consortia for large coal projects in developing countries and also specialised in deep mines in soft saturated strata. Mr. Coleman was responsible for the development of Thailand's 11 million tonnes per annum coal mine which feeds directly into EGAT's on-site power station in northern Thailand.