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.