Cloud Peak Energy Inc. announced effective March 5, 2012, Patrick Condon has been elected to the Cloud Peak Energy Board of Directors and will also serve as a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. Condon is a retired partner and currently a consultant to Deloitte & Touche LLP. He joined Deloitte & Touche in 2002, where he provided various consulting and attest services to clients until his retirement in 2011. Condon also held a number of regional and national leadership roles within Deloitte & Touche. Condon worked for Arthur Andersen LLP from 1970 to 2002, providing various consulting and attest services. Condon earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in Accounting from John Carroll University and is a certified public accountant. The company also announced that Director Chris Tong has provided notice to the Board of Directors of Cloud Peak Energy that he will not stand for re-election upon the expiration of his current term at the company's 2012 annual stockholders meeting. Tong joined the Board in October 2009 prior to Cloud Peak Energy's 2009 initial public offering. Tong provided his notice to the Board to allow additional time with his family and his other professional activities.