10 Apple finance leaders
Where does finance sit inside Apple's businesses? This group answers with a retail division controller, a services finance director, a treasury director, corporate FP&A and division control leads, and a regional finance head whose Apple roles cover South Asia and Mexico, with a Vice President Finance at Apple since 2011 at the top. Ask them how a hardware and services company sets up business-unit finance, or how treasury handles payments and risk.
Professionals to explore
Cherry Manalili
LinkedInExperience: Division Controller · Apple
Cherry Manalili has been Division Controller at Apple since 2010. Cherry Manalili has worked in global financial planning and analysis, G&A, business unit operational support, regional support, investor relations, revenue and gross margin, which makes them a fit for questions on gross margin analysis and division-level control.
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Chris Walter
LinkedInExperience: Retail Division Controller & Head of FP&A and Real Estate · Apple
Retail is Chris Walter's business: Retail Division Controller & Head of FP&A and Real Estate at Apple since 2025, Retail Division Controller & Head of FP&A (2022-2025), Head of Retail FP&A & Global Marketing, Merchandising and Visuals Finance Support (2020-2022) and Head of Retail FP&A (2019-2020). Chris Walter was Technical Accounting Manager at Apple (2017-2019), suited to store economics and real estate finance questions.
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Donal Conroy
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Finance · Apple
Donal Conroy has been Vice President Finance at Apple since 2011, the most senior current title on the page. Donal Conroy was VP, Finance at Cisco (1997-2011), so they can compare finance leadership at Apple and Cisco and speak to how senior finance roles at Apple are structured.
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Eric Petersen
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Director, Finance · Apple
Eric Petersen was Senior Director, Finance at Apple (2019-2025) and Director, Finance there (2011-2019), with the director role tied to non-revenue technical finance. Eric Petersen was Director, Finance at Cisco (2004-2011) and Senior Manager at PwC (1993-2004), a fit for questions on finance support for engineering and other non-revenue groups.
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Karen Caraway
LinkedInExperience: Former Controller · Apple
Now retired, Karen Caraway was Controller at Apple (1988-2012), described as Controller and FP&A Manager for the Worldwide Operations division, covering procurement of commodities, manufacturing of consumer products and distribution. Karen Caraway was Controller at Raychem, now TE Connectivity (1974-1988), the right background for operations and manufacturing finance questions.
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Luis Hidalgo González
LinkedInExperience: Regional Head of Finance at Apple South Asia · Apple
Two country markets mark Luis Hidalgo González's Apple record: Head of Finance at Apple Mexico (2017-2022) and Regional Head of Finance at Apple South Asia since 2022. Luis Hidalgo González was Finance Director at Duracell Mexico for Berkshire Hathaway (2016-2017) and a Senior Finance Manager at Procter & Gamble (2014-2016), suited to questions on running finance in a country market.
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Michael Jaynes
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director · Apple
As Finance Director at Apple since 2022, Michael Jaynes leads the worldwide FP&A team for Apple's Legal, People, Environment, Government Affairs, Security, Giving and other corporate groups. Michael Jaynes was Senior Finance Manager at Apple (2015-2022) and Director Intellectual Property Commercial Litigation at Ocean Tomo (2010-2014), a fit for budgeting corporate functions.
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Nate Barton
LinkedInExperience: Finance Director (Services) · Apple
Services finance is Nate Barton's area as Finance Director (Services) at Apple since 2022. Nate Barton was Finance Director (Real Estate & Development) (2018-2022), Sr. Manager Financial Controller (Corporate FP&A WW Comp & Benefits) (2014-2018), Manager (WW Sales FP&A) (2013-2014) and Financial Analyst (Education Sales) (2010-2013) at Apple, so they can compare finance for services, real estate and sales.
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Rebecca Almond
LinkedInExperience: Former Director, FP&A · Apple
Rebecca Almond became Director, FP&A at Apple in 2024 after Director, Retail Finance (2021-2024) and Senior Finance Manager roles in Retail People Finance (2019-2021) and Global Real Estate & Development (2016-2019). Rebecca Almond was European Finance Manager at Apple (2012-2016), a fit for questions on retail people costs and European finance.
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Tejas Gala
LinkedInExperience: Director, Treasury · Apple
Tejas Gala has been Director, Treasury at Apple since 2023, covering corporate finance, risk management and payment acceptance. Tejas Gala was Director, Head of Corporate Finance & Investor Relations (2021-2023) and held senior manager and manager roles in Corporate Finance & Investor Relations and Worldwide Sales Finance at Apple (2016-2020), the pick for treasury and investor relations questions.
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Choose the right perspective
For retail finance, start with Chris Walter or Rebecca Almond; for subscription and services economics, Nate Barton. Tejas Gala covers treasury, payments and investor relations, Michael Jaynes and Cherry Manalili corporate FP&A and control, Luis Hidalgo González running finance in a country market, and Donal Conroy or Eric Petersen the view from senior finance leadership.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How should a company with hardware, services and retail stores split FP&A so each business gets its own finance partner?
- 02What does a treasury team at a consumer technology company own for payment acceptance and risk management?
- 03How is finance for a newer country market set up differently from a mature one?
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