????Jackdaw研究公司的分析師詹?道森說：“他們使用現金很有戰略性，不是大舉收購求一時轟動，而是要穩固產品供應鏈。持有這么多現金而不用它推高股價反而很難說得通。”

????此外奧本海默還負責管理蘋果的內部電腦系統，以及遍布各地的辦公樓和數據中心，另外對于蘋果在亞洲的許多外包業務來說，他也扮演著非常重要的角色。（畢竟CFO都喜歡節省。）最近，他還在加州庫比蒂諾修建了由喬布斯生前欽定的總部大樓。這座大樓的外觀像一座宇宙飛船，非常具有未來主義色彩。

????奧本海默于1996年進入蘋果公司工作，起初是一名負責美洲地區的審計員，當時正逢蘋果公司江河日下之時。從此他一步一個腳印地向上升，在2004年當上了蘋果的CFO。進入蘋果之前，他還曾在自動數據處理公司（Automatic Data Processing，一家從事薪酬外包服務的公司）干過財務工作，并曾在Coopers & Lybrand公司任咨詢員。奧本海默本科畢業于加州理工大學圣路易斯奧比斯波分校，主修農業商業，然后在圣克拉拉大學（Santa Clara University）獲得了MBA學位。

????7年前，奧本海默在接受加州理工大學學生報采訪時曾說：“我一直認為，而且現在也認為，有一天我會回到農業商業領域。”

????蘋果的財務副總裁、審計師盧卡?馬斯特利將接替奧本海默擔任蘋果的CFO。馬斯特利6年前從施樂（Xerox）跳槽到蘋果，他還有在通用汽車公司（General Motors）和諾基亞西門子通信公司工作的經歷，國際經驗深厚。

????奧本海默將于今年九月從蘋果正式退休，從此有充裕的時間學習飛行駕駛，而且還將更多地參與校友會事務。另外他近日也受邀成為高盛（Goldman Sachs）董事會成員。蒂姆?庫克強調說，奧本海默的退休已經計劃了一段時間了，新老CFO的交接也將十分順利。分析師們認為蘋果的財務管理風格以及股權回購計劃都不會出現太大變動。

????上周二，蒂姆?庫克在有關奧本海默退休的一份聲明中提道：“他的指導、領導和知識對蘋果的成功起了很大幫助，而且不僅僅是在我們的CFO崗位上，在財務之外的許多領域里也是一樣，他經常負責額外的活動來幫助全公司。作為我們的CFO，他的貢獻和正直為上市公司的CFO們樹立了一個新的標桿。”（財富中文網）

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????"They use cash very strategically, not in a flashy way in making big acquisitions, but to secure the supply chain for their product," said Jan Dawson, an analyst with Jackdaw Research. "It's hard to justify holding onto that huge amount of cash without using it to boost the stock price."

????Oppenheimer oversaw Apple's internal computer systems and its far-flung office buildings and data centers, and he undoubtedly played an important role in the outsourcing of much of Apple's manufacturing operations to Asia. (After all, chief financial officers love savings.) Most recently, he led the campaign started by the late co-founder Steve Jobs to build a new futuristic headquarters resembling a spaceship in Cupertino, Calif.

????Oppenheimer's career at Apple started in 1996 as controller for the Americas, a period during which the company was in steep decline. He slowly made his way up through the ranks to become chief financial officer in 2004. Before Apple, he worked in finance at Automatic Data Processing, a payroll services firm, and as a consultant for Coopers & Lybrand. Oppenheimer majored in agricultural business at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and went on to get an MBA from Santa ClaraUniversity.

????"I was always believing, and I still do, that I would someday get back to the agriculture side of the business world," he told the Cal Poly student newspaper seven years ago.

????Luca Maestri, Apple's vice president of finance and controller, will take over as chief financial officer from Oppenheimer. Maestri, who joined Apple last year from Xerox, has extensive international experience following stints at General Motors and Nokia Siemens Networks.

????Oppenheimer will formally retire in September to give himself the free time to finish the requirements for a pilot license and to become more involved with his alma mater, among other things. He also recently accepted a seat on the board of Goldman Sachs. Cook stressed that Oppenheimer's retirement had been planned for some time and that the succession will be smooth. Analysts expect few major changes in how the company manages its finances or to its share buyback program.

????"His guidance, leadership and expertise have been instrumental to Apple's success, not only as our CFO. but also in many areas beyond finance, as he frequently took on additional activities to assist across the company," Cook said in a statement on Tuesday announcing Oppenheimer's retirement plans. "His contributions and integrity as our CFO create a new benchmark for public company CFOs."