Management

Brent Bilsland serves as Hallador’s Chairman of the Board, President and CEO. He has spent more than 17 years in the energy industry during which he has developed longstanding relationships with 13 utilities in the United States. Brent was one of the founding investors of Sunrise Coal in 2004. Brent oversaw Sunrise’s acquisition by Hallador in 2006, at which time he became President of Sunrise. In 2009, he became President and a Director at Hallador. In 2014, Brent led the $296 million acquisition of Vectren Fuels and became Hallador’s CEO. Four years later, he assumed the role of Chairman of the Board of Hallador.

Brent has held numerous leadership roles with various industry associations such as Reliable Energy Association, America’s Power, National Mining Association, and the Indiana Coal Council.

Prior to Hallador and Sunrise, Brent spent seven years at Knapper Corporation, an agricultural company he cofounded. Brent is a graduate of Butler University in Indianapolis.

Larry Martin serves as both Hallador’s CFO and President of Hallador’s subsidiary Sunrise Coal. From 2007 to 2017, Larry was Sunrise’s CFO.

Larry has extensive expertise in accounting and finance, including financing and integrating the 2014 Vectren Fuels acquisition. Additionally, he has led negotiations on numerous credit facilities with up to 17-bank syndications.

Prior to joining Sunrise, Larry spent two decades with a major national accounting firm in management roles. Larry is a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of Indiana State University.