Primary Job Title VP, Human Resources Primary Organization 
Grande Cache Coal
Jim has extensive executive experience in the mining industry having spent over twenty years with Teck Coal Limited and its predecessors, Elk Valley Coal and Fording Coal Limited where he was Vice President responsible for human resources, legal affairs, corporate communications, government and community relations and corporate governance. Jim was
also Vice President and Secretary of Fording Canadian Coal Trust from 2004 to 2008 and its predecessor Fording Inc. Since his retirement from Teck Coal in 2011, Jim has been a management consultant. He has served as Vice President of Human Resources for Grande Cache Coal since July 2012. Prior to pursuing his corporate career, Mr. Jones practised law focusing on labour and employment law. Jim holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Saskatchewan and a law degree from the University of Victoria. He serves as a Chair of SkillSource, a British Columbia based training organization and is past chair of its predecessor, the Resource Industry Training Organization. Jim is a past Director of the Mining Association of British Columbia, the Mining Association of Canada and a past Chair and Director of Neptune Bulk Terminals (Canada) Limited. Jim is a retired member of the Law Society of British Columbia.
