Moffett, James R.

Mr. Moffett is the Chairman of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and President Commissioner of its mining unit, PT Freeport Indonesia. Mr. Moffett also serves as Co-Chairman of the Board of McMoRan Exploration Co. (MMR).

From 1964 to 1969, Mr. Moffett was a consulting geologist.  In 1969, he and two associates founded McMoRan Oil & Gas Co., which developed into one of America's leading independent oil and gas companies.  In 1981, Mr. Moffett put together the merger of McMoRan Oil & Gas Co. and Freeport Minerals Company.  The merger resulted in the establishment of a new company, Freeport-McMoRan Inc., which became one of the world's leading natural resource companies of which he served as Chairman and CEO from 1984 - 1997. 

Mr. Moffett serves on numerous boards and has received many awards, including the 1990 Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans Award.  In May 2000, he received that Association’s 2000 Norman Vincent Peale Award for his exceptional humanitarian contributions to society.  He is also a member of the American Mining Hall of Fame, Mining Foundation of the Southwest.  Mr. Moffett received a Bachelor of Science degree with special honors in Geology from the University of Texas at Austin while on a full football scholarship and a Master of Science degree in Geology from Tulane University.  He has also received an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from Louisiana State University and a Doctor of Financial Economics, Honoris Causa, degree from the University of New Orleans.  He has been a board member since 1992.

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Adkerson, Richard C

Mr. Adkerson is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. He also serves as Co-Chairman of the Board of McMoRan Exploration Co. (MMR).

Mr. Adkerson graduated from Mississippi State University with a BS degree with highest honors and an MBA degree.  He later completed the Advanced Management Program of the Harvard Business School.  Prior to joining Freeport-McMoRan in 1989, he was a Partner and Managing Director of 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. and a Presidential Exchange Executive.

Mr. Adkerson currently serves on the Executive Board of the International Copper Association and the Board of the International Council on Mining and Metals. He is President of the Mississippi State University Foundation Board of Directors, chairs its State of the Future capital campaign and serves on the University's Advisory Boards for the College of Business and Industry and the Agribusiness Institute. He serves on the Board of Trustees of The National World War II Museum, the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors, the Business Council of New Orleans and the River Region, the Development Board of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes of New Orleans, the Board of New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation, the Louisiana State University Ourso College of Business Executive Board of Advisors, the Xavier University President's Council and the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Foundation Board. He was named the Outstanding Accounting Alumnus of Mississippi State University in 1989 and the Outstanding Alumnus of Mississippi State University's College of Business and Industry in 1991. Mississippi State University Establishes
Richard C. Adkerson School of Accountancy - Honors Alumnus/FCX CEO.

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Allison Jr., Robert J.

Mr. Allison is presently the Chairman Emeritus and a director of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.  Following a 14-year career with Amoco Production Company, Mr. Allison joined Anadarko in 1973 as VP of Operations. He was named President and a member of the board of directors in 1976. He was named Chief Executive Officer in 1979 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Anadarko in 1986.  In January 2002, Mr. Allison transitioned to a full-time position of Chairman of the Board.  From March until December of 2003, he also served as President and Chief Executive Officer. He is an associate member of The University Cancer Foundation Board of Visitors of The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.  He received his Bachelor of Sciences degree in Petroleum Engineering from The University of Kansas.  Mr. Allison has been an FCX board member since 2001.

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Day, Robert A. 

Mr. Day is the founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Trust Company of the West, an investment management company.  He is also the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of W. M. Keck Foundation, a national philanthropic organization. He also serves as a director of Société Générale and McMoRan Exploration Co.  Mr. Day received his Bachelor of Science degree from Claremont McKenna College.  He has served on the FCX board since 1995.

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Ford, Gerald J. 

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Graham Jr., H. Devon 

Mr. Graham is President of R.E. Smith Interests, an asset management company.  He was the United States Regional Managing Partner – Southwest of Arthur Anderson LLP from 1985 until 1997.  Mr. Graham is a member of the Senior Executive Advisory Board of the College of Business and Industry at Mississippi State University.  He also serves on the board of McMoRan Exploration Co.  Mr. Graham graduated from Mississippi State University with a degree in Accounting.  He has served on the FCX board since 2000.

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Johnston, J. Bennett 

Sen. Johnston is the Chairman of Johnston & Associates, LLC, a business consulting firm.  He is also the Chairman of Johnston Development Co. LLC, a project development firm, and provides consulting services to FCX.  A native of Shreveport, LA, Sen. Johnston earned his Juris Doctor degree at Louisiana State University before serving as a Louisiana State Representative and State Senator from 1964-1972.  He was elected to and served in the United States Senate from 1972-1997, where he took the lead on numerous pieces of legislation regarding U.S.-Asian relations, specifically dealing with China and Southeast Asia.  He has been an FCX board member since 1997.

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Krulak, Charles C.

General Krulak is a retired U.S. Marine.  The 35-year military career of Mr. Krulak culminated with his serving as Commandant, the Marine Corps' highest-ranking officer, from 1995 to 1999.  After retiring from the military in 1999, Mr. Krulak joined MBNA Corporation, a leading international financial services company.  Until retiring from MBNA in 2005, he served the company as Executive Vice Chairman and previously held the position of Chief Executive Officer of MBNA Europe Bank Limited.  He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and a Master of Science degree in labor relations from George Washington University.  Mr. Krulak is a member of the boards of directors of ConocoPhillips and Union Pacific Corporation.  Mr. Krulak joined the FCX board from the Phelps Dodge board following the acquisition in March 2007.

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Lackey, Bobby Lee

Mr. Lackey is a consultant in business and personal ventures. He worked in agribusiness, growing, packaging, shipping, importing, exporting and contracting in fresh fruits and vegetables as the President and Chief Executive Officer of McManus-Wyatt-Hidalgo Produce Marketing Co. from 1998 until 2000.  Mr. Lackey has served on the FCX board since 1995.

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Madonna, Jon C.

Mr. Madonna is the retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of KPMG.  He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of San Francisco.  Mr. Madonna is a director of AT&T Inc., Tidewater Inc. and Jazz Technologies, Inc.  Mr. Madonna joined the FCX board from the Phelps Dodge board following the acquisition in March 2007.

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McCoy, Dustan E.

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McDonald, Gabrielle K.

A former U.S. District Judge, noted civil rights attorney and professor of jurisprudence, Judge McDonald served for six years as a Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague, The Netherlands and was President of the Tribunal from 1997 until 1999.  Judge McDonald received her law degree from Howard University School of Law, completing the program as the top student in her class.  She is presently a judge in the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, The Hague, The Netherlands and Special Counsel on Human Rights to Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., along with serving as an Advisory Director of McMoRan Exploration Co.
Vanity Fair Magazine November 2007 Issue, FCX Board member and Special Counsel on Human Rights Judge Gabrielle Kirk McDonald honored.

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Rankin Jr., B.M. 

Mr. Rankin has served as Vice Chairman of the Board of FCX and of McMoRan Exploration Co. since January 2001.  Presently, Mr. Rankin is a private investor and provides consulting services to both companies through FM Services Company.  He was co-founder of McMoRan Oil & Gas Co. in 1969 with J. R. Moffett and W. K. McWilliams.  Mr. Rankin has been a member of the FCX board since 1995.

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Roy, J. Stapleton

Ambassador Roy joined Kissinger Associates, Inc., international consultants and consultants to FCX, in January 2001 and is now Vice Chairman.  During his forty-five year career with the U.S. Government, he has served in many different capacities, including Ambassador to Singapore from 1984 through 1986, Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China from 1991 until 1995 and as Ambassador to Indonesia from 1996 until 1999.  Most recently, he was Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and Research from November 1999 until December 2000 when he retired from the State Department and joined Kissinger Associates.  Ambassador Roy received his Bachelor of Arts in History from Princeton and also attended the University of Washington in Seattle, specializing in Mongolian Studies.  Ambassador Roy also serves on the board of directors of ConocoPhillips.

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Siegele, Stephen H. 

Mr. Siegele, a private investor, has spent 22 years in various engineering and senior management roles within the semiconductor and microelectronics industries. Mr. Siegele was the founder and Chief Executive of Advanced Delivery & Chemical Systems, Inc. (ADCS), a worldwide leader in advanced chemicals and delivery hardware serving markets in Asia, Europe and the U.S. In 1997, ADCS merged with Advanced Technology Materials, Inc. where Mr. Siegele became a divisional president and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors until his retirement in 2000. He then founded Fluorine On Call, Ltd., a private company that designs and manufactures high purity fluorine generators to continue his innovative efforts to develop and apply advanced technology solutions. Mr. Siegele retired from Fluorine On Call, Ltd. in April 2006. Mr. Siegele is a 1984 graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Madison with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and an inventor on numerous U.S. patents.

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