Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Editor's Pick: Oppenheimer to Fly the Apple Coop


Oppenheimer to Fly the Apple Coop

Richard Adhikari
03/04/14 2:05 PM PT
There will be no leadership void upon the departure of Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer at the end of the summer, as his successor, Luca Maestri, is already poised to begin taking the reins. However, there is no unanimity of opinion among company watchers as to whether Maestri is the best guy for the job. "Steve Jobs must be weeping today," said financial analyst Trip Chowdhry about the choice. [More...]

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