July 16 (Reuters) - Peabody Energy Corp BTU.N :
* PEABODY ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
* PEABODY ENERGY CORP - WILLIAM "BILL" CHAMPION HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO COMPANY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
* PEABODY ENERGY CORP - TERESA MADDEN HAS RESIGNED FROM PEABODY BOARD
* PEABODY ENERGY CORP - NICK CHIREKOS WILL BE REPLACING MADDEN AS CHAIR OF AUDIT COMMITTEE
* PEABODY ENERGY CORP - BOARD CONSISTS OF ELEVEN DIRECTORS