Garry N. Drummond

Garry Neil Drummond Sr. (June 8, 1938 – July 13, 2016) was an American heir, business executive, and philanthropist from Alabama. He served as the chairman and chief executive officer of the Drummond Company, a private coal company active in Alabama and Colombia.

Early life Garry Neil Drummond Sr. was born in 1938 at Sipsey, Alabama. His father, Heman Edward Drummond, was the founder of the Drummond Company, a coal company, in 1935. Drummond started working in his father's coal mines at the age of fifteen. He later served as its chief operating officer. The three-month trial was dismissed by Judge Frank McFadden, and the record was sealed. Later, he served as the Chairman of the Governor's Commission on Affordable Health Care.

Invention Alongside Eugene Honeycutt and Harold Gene Anderson, Drummond invented a specific method for "open pit bench mining", which has been patented since February 5, 2013.

Philanthropy and political activity Drummond served on the Executive Board of Directors of the Boy Scouts of America. He also donated to Coalpac, a political action committee for the National Mining Association.

Personal life and death Drummond was married and had five children.