, 1998

Mr. Wohleber holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame and a Master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh, both in Business Administration. He began his career in corporate finance in 1974 with Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh as an Assistant Investment Officer. He worked for Copperweld Corp. from 1978 to 1986, when he joined Freeport-McMoRan Companies. Since then, he has held positions of increasing responsibility, including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Freeport-McMoRan Inc. and Senior Vice President of Finance for Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. In 1998, he was named Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director of McMoRan Exploration Co. and president and chief operating officer of Freeport-McMoRan Sulphur. Mr. Wohleber currently works for Kerr-McGee Corp., an oil and gas exploration and production company.