Maree E. Robertson
Summary
Maree E. Robertson is Freeport-McMoRan’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, having joined the company as CFO in March 2022 and become an executive vice president in July 2024. ([fcx.com](https://www.fcx.com/node/1601?utm_source=openai))
Biography
Robertson oversees Freeport-McMoRan’s accounting, tax, treasury, financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, insurance, enterprise risk management and internal audit functions. She joined Freeport in March 2022 after serving as Chief Financial Officer of Rio Tinto’s Energy and Minerals business. ([fcx.com](https://www.fcx.com/node/1601?utm_source=openai)) Before Rio Tinto, Robertson spent 17 years at BHP in a range of international finance roles. Her career has therefore centered on finance leadership in large, globally diversified natural-resources companies. ([fcx.com](https://www.fcx.com/node/1601?utm_source=openai)) Robertson holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Melbourne and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant. Freeport’s 2026 proxy identifies her as the company’s Executive Vice President and CFO and includes her among the named executive officers for 2025. ([fcx.com](https://www.fcx.com/node/1601?utm_source=openai))
Notable achievements
- Brought senior finance experience from two major mining companies, including Rio Tinto and a 17-year career at BHP. ([fcx.com](https://www.fcx.com/node/1601?utm_source=openai))
- Expanded her responsibilities at Freeport from CFO to Executive Vice President in July 2024. ([s22.q4cdn.com](https://s22.q4cdn.com/529358580/files/doc_financials/10-K/10_k2025.pdf?utm_source=openai))
- Oversees a broad finance and risk-management organization covering treasury, tax, reporting, planning, insurance, enterprise risk and internal audit. ([fcx.com](https://www.fcx.com/node/1601?utm_source=openai))
- Was ranked the top metals-and-mining CFO in Institutional Investor’s 2024 All-America Executive Team results announced in 2023. ([fcx.com](https://www.fcx.com/freeport-features/121323?utm_source=openai))
Problem areas / controversies
- Robertson’s finance organization has had to manage the earnings, cash-flow and cost effects of the Grasberg accident, including significant repair costs and lower production expectations. ([m.investing.com](https://m.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/freeportmcmoran-beats-quarterly-profit-estimates-on-higher-copper-prices-4808736?ampMode=1&utm_source=openai))
- Freeport’s results remain highly sensitive to copper and gold prices, production disruptions, capital spending and foreign-operating conditions, which complicates forecasting and capital allocation. ([sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/831259/000083125925000002/a4q2024exhibit991.htm?utm_source=openai))
- The Manyar smelter fire and subsequent repair period created additional operational and financial complexity for Freeport Indonesia. ([pwc.com](https://www.pwc.com/id/en/media-centre/infrastructure-news/may-2025/fcx-monitors-initial-operations-of-manyar-smelter.html?utm_source=openai))
- Public reporting has not identified a major personal controversy involving Robertson; the main scrutiny attached to her role concerns financial execution and risk management during operational setbacks.