Should we read more into this than has been reported? Is the way business has been conducted changing in a major way? Top of Form 1 Bottom of Form 1 Tuesday February 15, 12:47 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release FREEPORT-McMoRan COPPER AND GOLD ANNOUNCES ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2000--Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX <http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=fcx&d=t> - news </n/f/fcx.html>; NYSE: FCX.A <http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=fcxa&d=t> - news </n/f/fcxa.html>) announced today that Kathleen L. Quirk, Vice President - Finance and Business Development, has been named Treasurer. Ms. Quirk joined FCX in 1989 and has held a number of positions of increasing responsibility in the Treasury, Investor Relations, and Finance groups, most recently Vice President - Finance and Business Development, a position she will retain. Previously, Ms. Quirk was with Mobil Oil Corporation in Dallas, Texas. Craig E. Saporito, previously Senior Vice President and Treasurer of FCX retired effective February 15, 2000. Richard C. Adkerson, President and Chief Operating Officer of FCX, said, ``We thank Craig for his many contributions to the success of FCX and we wish him (cont) biz.yahoo.com |