Freeport-McMoRan Announces Appointment of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
November 02 2021 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Maree E. Robertson
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE: FCX) announced today the
appointment of Maree E. Robertson as Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer effective March 1, 2022.
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In this role, Maree will assume responsibility for FCX’s
accounting, finance and tax functions, including financial
reporting, operational accounting, internal controls, financial
planning and analysis, treasury and risk management. Maree will
report to Kathleen L. Quirk, who has served as Chief Financial
Officer since 2003, and was appointed to an expanded role of
President in February 2021.
Ms. Robertson, age 46, served as Chief Financial Officer, Energy
and Minerals of Rio Tinto Group, a multinational metals and mining
company, since 2019. Prior to joining Rio Tinto, Ms. Robertson had
a 17-year career at BHP Group, a multinational natural resources
company, serving in a broad range of international finance
functions, including Vice President, Finance, Petroleum USA; Head
of Finance, Conventional and Potash, Petroleum USA; Vice President,
Finance, Potash Canada; and Vice President, Finance, Minera
Escondida Ltda. Ms. Robertson joined BHP in 2002 after four years
in the PricewaterhouseCoopers natural resource audit practice. Ms.
Robertson holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of
Melbourne and is a Chartered Accountant.
Richard C. Adkerson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
said: “We are pleased to welcome Maree to the FCX organization. She
brings significant international mining experience, a strong
financial background in the sector and a drive for creating value
for all stakeholders. She will be a great addition to our team of
talented and proven financial professionals.”
Kathleen L. Quirk, President, said: “Maree is an excellent
choice to lead our finance organization. Her team-oriented approach
to work, value focus, and deep knowledge of our industry make her a
great cultural fit within our organization. She will join an
outstanding and experienced finance team committed to our company’s
ongoing success.”
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 in Peru.
By supplying responsibly produced copper, FCX is proud to be a
positive contributor to the world well beyond its operational
boundaries. Additional information about FCX is available on FCX's
website at fcx.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements: This press release contains forward-looking
statements, which are all statements other than statements of
historical facts. FCX cautions readers that forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual
results may differ materially from those anticipated, expected,
projected or assumed in the forward-looking statements. Important
factors that can cause FCX's actual results to differ materially
from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements include,
but are not limited to, the factors described in more detail under
the heading “Risk Factors” in FCX's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2020, filed with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Investors are cautioned that many of the assumptions on which
FCX's forward-looking statements are based are likely to change
after the date the forward-looking statements are made, including
for example commodity prices, which FCX cannot control, and
production volumes and costs, some aspects of which FCX may not be
able to control. Further, FCX may make changes to its business
plans that could affect its results. FCX cautions investors that it
undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date made, notwithstanding any changes
in its assumptions, changes in business plans, actual experience or
other changes.
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Financial Contacts: Kathleen L. Quirk (602) 366-8016
David P. Joint (504) 582-4203
Media Contact: Linda S. Hayes (602) 366-7824
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