Richard C. Adkerson is Chairman of the Board of Freeport-McMoRan Inc (Freeport). 

He graduated from Mississippi State University with a B.S. degree in Accounting with highest honors and an M.B.A. degree. In 2010, he received an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from Mississippi State. He also completed the Advanced Management Program of the Harvard Business School in 1988. Prior to joining Freeport in 1989, he was Partner and Managing Director in Arthur Andersen & Co. where he headed the firm’s Worldwide Oil and Gas Industry Practice. From 1976 to 1978, he was a Professional Accounting Fellow with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Adkerson has been a member of the International Council on Mining and Metals since 2005 and served as Chair from 2008 - 2011 and 2020 - 2022. He is a member of The Business Council, the Business Roundtable, the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the Dean's Council of 100 for the Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business.

He serves as Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of the National WWII Museum and as a member of the Board of Visitors of the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, and was Campaign Chair of the Banner M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Cancer Has Met Its Match Campaign in Phoenix. He served as the Honorary Chair of the Phoenix Zoo’s Join the Journey - Share our Pride Campaign. He is a member and past President of the Mississippi State University Foundation Board of Directors, an Emeritus member of the Executive Advisory Board for the College of Business, and chaired Mississippi State's State of the Future capital campaign.

He was named National Alumnus of the Year of Mississippi State University in 2011 and The Richard C. Adkerson School of Accountancy is named in his honor. He was inducted into the American Mining Hall of Fame in 2010 and the National Mining Hall of Fame in 2023, received The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers Charles F. Rand Memorial Award in 2011 and in 2009, he was the recipient of The Copper Club’s Ankh Award. He was named Executive of the Year by the W. P. Carey School of Business Dean's Council at Arizona State University in 2011. In 2024, Mr. Adkerson became a member of Extel’s (formerly known as Institutional Investor Research) All-America Executive Team CEO Hall of Fame.

Mr. Adkerson served as Chief Executive officer from 2003 to June of 2024, has been on the FCX Board since 2006 and as Chairman of the Board since February 2021.

Kathleen L. Quirk is President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Freeport-McMoRan Inc (Freeport). 

Ms. Quirk joined Freeport in 1989 and had responsibility for a broad range of corporate functions, including Tax, Investor Relations, Corporate Development and Treasury before being named Chief Financial Officer in 2003. During that period, she was named Best CFO in Metals and Mining by Extel (formerly known as Institutional Investor Research) on numerous occasions. She was named President of Freeport in 2021 and became a member of the Board of Directors in 2023. As a senior member of the company’s executive team for more than 20 years, she has been instrumental in Freeport’s strategic planning and execution of company goals. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Vulcan Materials Company. Ms. Quirk is a graduate of Louisiana State University.

Douglas Currault, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, is responsible for leading the company’s legal, compliance and regulatory affairs globally. In his role, he is the chief legal advisor and counsel to the senior leadership team and Board of Directors. Mr. Currault, who has over 15 years with the company, also has supervision of U.S. government relations. Before joining the company, he served over 12 years as outside counsel with extensive experience in corporate and transactional matters, including key roles in all of the company’s major transactions. He has a Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Loyola University of New Orleans.

Steve Higgins, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, has responsibility for corporate safety and security, communications, sustainability, and human resources. He previously served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing and President of Freeport Cobalt. Mr. Higgins has over 40 years of experience in the metals industry, including over 30 years with the company. He serves as Chairman of The Copper Club and the London Metal Exchange’s Copper Committee, and serves on the Board of Directors of the International Copper Association. He has a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Cornell University and a Master of Business Administration from Michigan State University.

Maree E. Robertson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer has responsibility for accounting, tax, treasury, financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, insurance, enterprise risk management, and internal audit. Prior to joining the company in March 2022, she served as Chief Financial Officer, Energy and Minerals of Rio Tinto Group, a multinational metals and mining company. 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. Ms. Robertson holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne and is a Chartered Accountant.