Westmoreland Coal Company announced that Jeffrey S. Stein has been appointed as an independent director to the company's Board of Directors effective August 9, 2016, to serve until the next annual election of directors. Mr. Stein will serve on both the audit, and the nominating and corporate governance committees of the Board. The appointment of Mr. Stein increases the number of directors from nine to 10 and fully satisfies the terms of the agreement reached with Venor Capital Management LP in March 2016 regarding Board expansion. Mr. Stein currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Ambac Financial Group Inc. and as a director on the boards of Dynegy Inc., MLR Petroleum LLC (private) and Granite Ridge Holdings, LLC (private). Mr. Stein currently serves as a board observer on the board of TORM plc.Mr. Stein previously served as a director on the boards of US Power Generating Company (private) and KGen Power Corporation (private).