Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. Announces Appointment of Two New Members to its Board of Directors
20 Dezember 2013 - 3:02PM
Business Wire
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) announced
today the appointment of Lydia H. Kennard and Frances Fragos
Townsend to its Board of Directors.
Lydia H. Kennard, age 59, has over 30 years of executive and
operational experience in aviation, construction management and
real estate development. She is the President and CEO of KDG
Construction Consulting, a provider of project and construction
management services, and a principal of Airport Property Ventures,
LLC, an operator and developer of aviation facilities. In addition,
she serves on the Board of Directors of Prologis, Inc. and URS
Corporation. Ms. Kennard previously served as the Executive
Director of Los Angeles World Airports and as a member of the
California Air Resources Board. She holds a Juris Doctorate from
Harvard Law School, a Master’s degree in city planning from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Bachelor of Science in
urban planning and management from Stanford University.
Frances Fragos Townsend, age 51, has over 25 years of experience
in legal, law enforcement and security. She currently serves as
Executive Vice President of Worldwide Government, Legal and
Business Affairs at MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. and as a
director of Scientific Games Corporation, SIGA Technologies, Inc.
and The Western Union Company. Ms. Townsend previously served as
Assistant to President George W. Bush for Homeland Security and
Counterterrorism and chaired the Homeland Security Council. She was
the first Assistant Commandant for Intelligence for the U.S. Coast
Guard and spent 13 years at the U.S. Department of Justice in
various senior positions. She received her Juris Doctorate from the
University of San Diego School of Law after graduating from
American University where she received a Bachelor of Arts in
political science and a Bachelor of Science in psychology.
Gerald J. Ford, Lead Independent Director, and James R.
Moffett, Chairman of the Board, stated: “We are pleased to
welcome Lydia Kennard and Fran Townsend to our Board of Directors
and look forward to their guidance and counsel. Lydia and
Fran are exceptional leaders with vast experience and proven track
records of success. These women will bring valuable insights to our
Board that will be an asset to the Company.”
FCX’s Board of Directors is now comprised of 16 members,
including 13 independent directors, who possess a diverse range of
perspectives and experience.
FCX is a premier U.S.-based natural resource company with an
industry leading global portfolio of mineral assets, significant
oil and gas resources and a growing production profile. FCX is the
world’s largest publicly traded copper producer.
FCX’s portfolio of assets includes the Grasberg minerals
district in Indonesia, one of the world’s largest copper and gold
deposits; significant mining operations in the Americas, including
the large-scale Morenci minerals district in North America and the
Cerro Verde and El Abra operations in South America; the Tenke
Fungurume minerals district in the Democratic Republic of Congo;
and significant oil and natural gas assets in North America,
including reserves in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, onshore and
offshore California, in the Eagle Ford and Haynesville shale plays
and an industry leading position in the emerging shallow water,
ultra-deep gas trend on the Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico and onshore
in South Louisiana. Additional information about FCX is available
on FCX’s website at www.fcx.com.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.Financial
Contacts:Kathleen L. Quirk, 602-366-8016orDavid P. Joint,
504-582-4203orMedia Contact:Eric E. Kinneberg, 602-366-7994
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