Biography

Javier Targhetta is Senior Vice President Freeport-McMoRan and President of Atlantic Copper, Europe's second largest copper producer and supporter of environment health and preservation. He has been with Arizona, US based Freeport-McMoRan for over 20 years; he has been with Atlantic Copper, located in the Madrid area of Spain for close to 25 years. Javier speaks Spanish, English, German, French, and Italian. He enjoys supporting youth educational initiatives and environmental activism. His favorite pastimes are skiing, playing golf, and spending time with his wife and two daughters. Javier has been Associate Professor Técinica Superior School of Mines and Energy of Madrid, Chairman of Eurometaux (the European Non-Ferrous Metals Association,) President of AEGE Association of Enterprises with high energy consumption, Chairman and CEO of Transatlantic Spanish Company (Spain’s largest containerized shipping company,) and Chairman and CEO of Empresa Naviera Elcano, SA (Spain’s largest bulk shipping company.) He studied at IESE Business School University of Navarra and Polytechnic University of Madrid.