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Freeport-McMoRan Announces Appointment of Kathleen L. Quirk to Board of Directors
PHOENIX / Feb 07, 2023 / Business Wire / Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX) announced today the appointment of Kathleen L. Quirk, FCX’s President, to its Board
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[{"type":"text","content":"PHOENIX / Feb 07, 2023 / Business Wire / Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX) announced today the appointment of Kathleen L. Quirk, FCX’s President, to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Following this appointment, FCX’s Board of Directors is now comprised of twelve members, including ten independent directors, who possess a diverse range of experiences and strong corporate governance credentials. Richard C. Adkerson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Kathleen is a proven leader and a key long-term contributor in establishing Freeport as a global leader in the copper industry. Kathleen’s strategic insights and contributions to our Board will be valuable to our company’s ongoing growth and success.” Dustan E. McCoy, Lead Independent Director, said, “I am pleased to welcome Kathleen to the Freeport Board. The Board has interacted extensively with Kathleen over her long tenure at Freeport and has benefitted immensely from the depth and breadth of her expertise, financial and operational insights and strategic vision.” Ms. Quirk has served as President of FCX since February 2021. Ms. Quirk has over thirty years of experience in the FCX organization and is a senior member of the company’s executive team. Ms. Quirk has been instrumental in FCX’s strategic planning and has responsibility for a broad range of corporate functions. Ms. Quirk previously served as Chief Financial Officer of the company from December 2003 to March 2022. During that period, she was named Best CFO in Metals and Mining by Institutional Investor magazine on numerous occasions. Ms. Quirk holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Louisiana State University. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Vulcan Materials Company. FREEPORT: Foremost in Copper FCX is a leading international mining company with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. FCX operates large, long-lived, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and probable reserves of copper, gold and molybdenum. FCX is one of the world’s largest publicly traded copper producers. FCX’s portfolio of assets includes the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia, one of the world’s largest copper and gold deposits; and significant mining operations in North America and South America, including the large-scale Morenci minerals district in Arizona and the Cerro Verde operation i...