Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Freeport-McMoran ( United States ) Richard Adkerson has been the President , CEO , and Vice Chairman of Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc . since December 2003 .

Under his guidance , Freeport- McMoRan underwent a dramatic transformation in 2007 with the US $ 26 billion acquisition of Phelps Dodge Corp . This move , a testament to Adkerson ’ s leadership , catapulted Freeport- McMoran to become the world ’ s largest publicly traded copper company .

Chief Executive Rio Tinto PLC ( United Kingdom )

In September 2018 , Jakob Stausholm assumed the role of Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer at Rio Tinto , and finally took the helm as Chief Executive in January 2021 .

His 20 years of experience in senior finance roles , having worked for both Maersk Group and Royal Dutch Shell plc , equip Stausholm with significant business and strategic insight which he puts to use in his current role .

Stausholm is a citizen of Denmark and holds a degree from the University of Copenhagen .

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