On December 5, 2017, the board of directors of Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP, appointed Michael G. Hutchinson to serve as interim Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Hutchinson retired from Deloitte & Touche in July 2012 after a career spanning nearly 35 years, leading its Denver Energy and Natural Resources Practice for the last 15 years while at the same time managing the Audit and Enterprise Risk Management practice of the Denver office. Mr. Hutchinson currently serves as the interim Chief Executive Officer of Westmoreland Coal Company, a position he has held since the departure of Kevin Paprzycki on November 27, 2017.