(Term Ends: 2027)
Kevin J. Craig has served as Executive Vice President of Coal at GP Natural Resource Partners since September 2014. He was previously the Vice President of Business Development for GP Natural Resource Partners (NRP) LLC, a position he held since 2005. Additionally, Craig represents NRP as one of its appointees to the Board of Managers of Ciner Wyoming LLC.
He joined NRP in 2005 after serving as Terminal Manager for the West Virginia Coalfields at CSX Transportation. He brings extensive experience in marketing, finance and operations within the energy industry. From 2000 to 2015, he was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, having been elected in 2000 and re-elected in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012. During his tenure, he served as Chairman of the Committee on Energy. He did not seek re-election in 2014, and his term ended in January 2015. Prior to his career at CSX, Craig served as a Captain in the United States Army.
Craig has held leadership roles, including Chairman of the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and he continues to serve on the boards of both the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for Motorists Mutual Insurance Company and BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Company (Encova Insurance).
He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame in 1981 and earned a Master of Business Administration from Georgia Southern University in 1996.