Rhino Resource Partners LP announced that Joseph M. Jacobs, Director of Rhino GP LLC, the general partner of Rhino Resource Partners LP, has announced his resignation from the Board of Directors of Rhino GP LLC as of April 6, 2015. On April 6, 2015, Philip Braunstein was appointed as a Director of Rhino GP LLC. Mr. Braunstein joined Wexford Capital in 2007 and currently serves as Vice President of the firm.

Mr. Braunstein is responsible for overseeing the acquisition, management and disposition of many of Wexford Capital's private equity investments across a number of sectors and has served on the boards of private companies in which Wexford Capital has held investments. On April 9, 2015, Joseph E. Funk was appointed as a Director of Rhino GP LLC. Mr. Funk has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Rhino GP LLC since November 2014.