Feb 26, 2024 / 03:30PM GMT
Katja Jancic - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research - Analyst
Good morning. Our next session is with Freeport. We're going to do this as a fireside chat. So if you do have questions, please send them in through the app. Joining me today are Richard Adkerson, Chairman and CEO; and Kathleen Quirk, President and incoming CEO.
Questions and Answers:
Katja Jancic - BMO Capital Markets Equity Research - AnalystAnd I want to kick it off, Richard, after 20 years at the helm of Freeport, you decided to transition the CEO role to Kathleen. Can you talk a bit about the decision to do this now?
Richard C. Adkerson - Freeport-McMoRan Inc. - Chairman & CEO
So I turned 77 the day after Jimmy Buffett died in December, who is my age. And I think I'm getting old enough finally to run for President of the United States. Three years ago -- it has been 20 years since -- I've been coming to this conference for 20 years, and it's great. Thanks, BMO for hosting and thanks to all of you who attended our sessions over the years, and