Luca Maestri is Officially Apple's New CFO and SVP

Luca Maestri became Apple's Chief Financial Officer and a Senior Vice President effective yesterday, May 29, 2014, reports Apple in a SEC filing.

As part of Apple Inc.'s previously announced CFO transition plan, effective May 29, 2014, Apple appointed Luca Maestri, 50, as Apple's Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Maestri will continue to serve as Apple's Principal Accounting Officer. Mr. Maestri succeeds Peter Oppenheimer in the role of CFO, and Mr. Oppenheimer will transition the balance of his responsibilities over the summer until his planned retirement at the end of September.

Apple also revealed that Maestri will receive an annual salary of $1 million and will be eligible for the company's performance based cash bonus program. Maestri was also awarded restricted stock units as detailed below.


In connection with Mr. Maestri's appointment as CFO, he will receive an annual salary of $1 million and will be eligible to participate in Apple's performance-based cash bonus program for executive officers on a pro rata basis for fiscal 2014. Also in connection with his appointment, the Compensation Committee of Apple's Board of Directors awarded Mr. Maestri 6,337 restricted stock units under Apple's 2014 Employee Stock Plan. 1,137 restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on October 1, 2015 and 1,107 restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on October 1, 2016. In each case, between 0% and 200% of the scheduled number of units may vest, with the percentage determined based on Apple's relative total shareholder return from May 29, 2014 through September 26, 2015 and from May 29, 2014 through September 24, 2016, respectively. The award also includes 4,093 restricted stock units scheduled to vest in equal installments on each of May 29, 2016, May 29, 2017, and May 29, 2018, subject to continued employment through the applicable vesting dates.

More details on Peter Oppenheimer's retirement can be found here. You can find more details on Maestri's appointment at the link below...

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