Chen Zeng has been appointed to the Board of Macarthur Coal as a non-executive director.

Mr Zeng is managing director of CITIC Australia, a company that is a long time shareholder, partner and investor in Macarthur Coal"s coal ventures.

He has more than 18 years of experience managing a number of business operations, corporate and asset restructures, and has developed several projects for the CITIC and CITIC Australia groups.

Macarthur Coal's chairman Keith De Lacy says: "We are delighted to add a person of the calibre of Chen Zeng to our Board. We will benefit immensely not only from his business acumen and experience but his knowledge and expertise in Asian markets."