RICHARD C. ADKERSON

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FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2013-06-04 Chief Executive Officer of the company since December 2003. President of the company since January 2008 and from April 1997 to March 2007. Chief Financial Officer of the company from October 2000 to December 2003. Vice Chairman of the Board of the company since May 2013. Co-Chairman of the Board of McMoRan Exploration Co. (McMoRan) from 1998 until acquired by the company in 2013. President and Chief Executive Officer of McMoRan from 1998 to 2004. Vice Chairman of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. from 1995 to 1997. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & President of Stratus Properties Inc. from 1992 to 1998. Partner in Arthur Andersen & Co. where he served as a Managing Director and head of the firm’s global oil and gas industry services from 1978 to 1989. Professional Accounting Fellow with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Presidential Exchange Executive from 1976 to 1978. Holds B.S. in Accounting with highest honors and M.B.A. from Mississippi State University and completed Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
2014-04-29 Mr. Adkerson is a recognized business leader with experience in both the mining and the oil and gas industries... Holds B.S. in Accounting with highest honors and M.B.A. from Mississippi State University and completed Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
2015-04-27 Mr. Adkerson is recognized as a mining industry leader... He holds a B.S. in Accounting with highest honors and an M.B.A. from Mississippi State University.
2016-04-28 Mr. Adkerson is a recognized business leader with experience in both the mining and the oil and gas industries... He holds a B.S. in Accounting with highest honors and an M.B.A. from Mississippi State University.
2017-04-25 Mr. Adkerson holds a B.S. in Accounting with highest honors and an M.B.A. from Mississippi State University and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
2018-04-24 Mr. Adkerson holds a B.S. in Accounting with highest honors and an M.B.A. from Mississippi State University and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
2019-04-25 Mr. Adkerson is a recognized business leader in the mining industry... He holds a B.S. in Accounting with highest honors and an M.B.A. from Mississippi State University.
2020-04-22 Mr. Adkerson is a recognized business leader in the mining industry... He holds a B.S. in Accounting with highest honors and an M.B.A. from Mississippi State University and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
2021-04-22 Mr. Adkerson is a recognized business leader in the mining industry, with decades of industry and operational experience, a vision for the company’s long-term strategy, connectivity to our global workforce, and strong relationships with our stakeholders, making him highly qualified to serve as Chairman of the Board of the company. As Chief Executive Officer, and previously as President, of our company, he has demonstrated exceptional leadership abilities in developing and executing a financial strategy that has benefited our stockholders and in building an operational, financial and administrative organization that efficiently supports our business. Mr. Adkerson currently serves as Chair of the ICMM, a position he also held from 2008 to 2011. Mr. Adkerson previously served on the Executive Board of the International Copper Association. Mr. Adkerson’s strong leadership skills and executive management experiences are instrumental in fostering strong relationships with business partners, key customers, suppliers and host governments, thereby enabling him to guide the company’s business strategy. He holds a B.S. in Accounting with highest honors and an M.B.A. from Mississippi State University and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
2022-04-21 B.S. in Accounting with highest honors and M.B.A. from Mississippi State University
2023-04-21 B.S. in Accounting with highest honors and M.B.A. from Mississippi State University; recognized business leader in the mining industry.
2024-04-26 B.S. in Accounting with highest honors and M.B.A. from Mississippi State University; recognized business leader in the mining industry.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-07-16