Peter Oppenheimer (born January 14, 1963) is the former senior vice president and

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Apple Inc. Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, in Silicon Valley. It is best known for its consumer electronics, software, and services. Founded in 1976 as Apple Comput ...

and has been a member of the board of directors of

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since 2014. Oppenheimer spent 18 years at Apple, reporting directly to CEO

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and serving on the company's executive committee. As CFO, Oppenheimer oversaw the controller,

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investor relations Investor relations (IR) is a "strategic management responsibility that is capable of integrating finance, communication, marketing and securities law Regulatory compliance, compliance to enable the most effective two-way communication between a com ...

tax A tax is a mandatory financial charge or levy imposed on an individual or legal entity by a governmental organization to support government spending and public expenditures collectively or to regulate and reduce negative externalities. Tax co ...

information systems An information system (IS) is a formal, sociotechnical, organizational system designed to collect, process, store, and distribute information. From a sociotechnical perspective, information systems comprise four components: task, people, structu ...

internal audit Internal auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization's operations. It helps an organization accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach t ...

, facilities,

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, and

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functions. He retired from Apple in 2014.

Education

Oppenheimer attended

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where he was a member of the Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity. He graduated with a BA in Agricultural Business in 1985, later receiving an

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from

Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private university, private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California, United States. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university' ...

, both with honors. In 2015, Oppenheimer and his wife, Mary Beth, made a $20 million cash donation to Cal Poly, the university's largest to date.

Career

Oppenheimer spent six years in the Information Technology Consulting Practice with Coopers and Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) where he managed financial, systems engagements for clients in the insurance, telecommunications, transportation and banking industries. Oppenheimer then joined

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(ADP), where he was Chief Financial Officer of the Claims Services Division. In 1996, Oppenheimer joined Apple as controller for the Americas. In 1997, he was promoted to vice president and Worldwide Sales controller and then to corporate controller. On March 3, 2014, Oppenheimer announced that he would be joining the Board of Directors of

as an independent director. In 2014, Oppenheimer retired from Apple and was replaced by Luca Maestri.

References

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