Environment Agency director of environment and business Tricia Henton and Judicial Appointments Commission Independent Panel chair Stephen Redmond have been appointed as non-executive directors of the Coal Authority.
Ms Henton's work already brings her into contact with the Authority in relation to its minewater programme and is due to retire from the Agency in October.
"I am delighted that the Coal Authority will benefit from the extensive experience that both Ms Henton and Mr Redmond have," said energy minister David Kidney.
"Ms Henton has a wealth of experience at the Environment Agency which will benefit the Authority's minewater treatment and environmental programmes, and Mr Redmond's extensive experience in relation to human resources and change management will allow the Authority to take forward its evolution as an organisation."
