In this day and age, it is rare to see proud family businesses stay so through generations — especially when that company is handling billions of dollars in annual revenue and employs thousands across the globe.

Count Birmingham-based Drummond Company, Inc. as the exception to the rule.

Drummond, the historic juggernaut which has still been ranked as Alabama’s largest private company in recent years, made a major personnel move Monday bearing a familiar name.

In a press release, the company noted its pleasure in announcing the appointment of Nathaniel Drummond to the key positions of its chief commercial officer and president of subsidiary Drummond Coal Sales, Inc.

Nathaniel, grandson of the late Garry Neil Drummond, joined the Drummond organization in 2013 as vice president of Drummond Coal Sales, Inc. He was promoted to senior vice president of Drummond Company, Inc. in 2017, where he has been involved with all aspects of the company’s business units.

Prior to joining the company, Nathaniel started his professional career with Vitol in their London office. He later transferred to their Houston office where he helped start their U.S. coal trading desk. In this role, he was responsible for North American coal operations from 2009 to 2013.

Nathaniel has a BS in Civil Engineering from Southern Methodist University.

He will report directly to Drummond CEO Mike Tracy and spearhead the sales and marketing efforts for the company, subsidiary coal sales and ABC Coke sales.

Sean Ross is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn