Kathleen L. Quirk

Kathleen Lynne Quirk is an American businesswoman who is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Freeport-McMoRan (FCX),^[1] She has previously served as executive vice-president, CFO, and Treasurer of the company.^[2]

Quirk was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and is a third-generation Irish-American.^[3]

She earned a B.S. in Accounting from Louisiana State University.^[3]

Quirk joined Freeport-McMoRan, a Fortune 500 mining company, in 1989, becoming Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Vice-President on December 10, 2003, and Treasurer in 2000. On February 06, 2024 she was appointed President And Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Effective June 11, 2024. ^[4]

She has been Commissioner of PT Freeport Indonesia at Freeport-McMoRan Inc., since April 2000. She served as Senior Vice President of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. and as Vice-President of Finance and Business Development from December 10, 2003 to March 2000.

Quirk was named among the "25 Highest Paid Women CFOs" in the world during 2010 by Fortune Magazine^[5] and, in 2015, was listed among the "Female CFOs in the Fortune 500".^[6] Bloomberg reported her 2016 income as $8,309,573.

She was appointed one of the 10 Directors of Vulcan Materials Company^[7] and was elected to the Board of Directors in October 2017.^[8]

She has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Valley of the Sun United Way.