Capdeboscq had previously served as vice president – financial and capital planning.
“The appointment is consistent with Peabody's heightened focus on asset sales and portfolio optimization,” the company said.
“Capdeboscq will be focused on value-adding transactions involving the divestitures, non-core asset sales, joint ventures, minority interests, mergers and acquisitions.”
Capdeboscq joined Peabody in 2006 as vice president – corporate business development and was named vice president – financial and capital planning in 2012.
He previously worked for A G Edwards in its investment banking energy group and for Shell as a process and project engineer.
