![]() Earthtimes.org | UPDATE 2-Investors love Phelps Dodge after Freeport deal Reuters - Mr. Hand 62 is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company a position he has held since April 2002. From April 2001 until April 2002 he... Full Bio. By Michael Erman. NEW YORK Nov 20 (Reuters) - Shares of Phelps Dodge Corp. Freeport to acquire Phelps Dodge; Lowe's warns $26B deal creates world's largest copper firm |