Michael Placha

Michael Placha was senior vice president of Signal Peak Energy/Global Rail Group from 2006 to 2010, and was responsible for the financing and development of a $350 million underground long-wall mine, rail and surface facilities in Montana. He led the design and construction of a 58km rail spur and 15MTPY coal handling, processing and loadout facilities. From 2004 to 2006, as president of Sedgman Canada, Mr Placha was responsible for the design and construction of two metallurgical facilities in British Columbia. Prior to this, he spent 16 years with Cyprus Coal and its successor companies working in operations, engineering, sales and marketing. Mr Placha joined CFOAM in 2016 as managing director. In June 2017, he resigned from the role and became chief executive and president of CFOAM's US operating subsidiary, Carbon Innovations. Mr Placha is the largest shareholder of CFOAM and remains as its director during the management transition.