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highplainsdem

(55,659 posts)
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 10:09 PM Wednesday

Tesla Board Opened Search for a CEO to Succeed Elon Musk

Source: WSJ

About a month ago, with Tesla’s stock sinking and some investors irritated about Elon Musk’s White House focus, Tesla’s board got serious about looking for Musk’s successor.

Board members reached out to several executive search firms to work on a formal process for finding Tesla’s next chief executive, according to people familiar with the discussions.

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Around that time, Tesla’s board met with Musk for an update. Board members told him he needed to spend more time on Tesla, according to people familiar with the meeting. And he needed to say so publicly.

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The board narrowed its focus to a major search firm, according to the people familiar with the discussions. The current status of the succession planning couldn’t be determined. It is also unclear if Musk, himself a Tesla board member, was aware of the effort, or if his pledge to spend more time at Tesla has affected succession planning. Musk didn’t respond to requests for comment.

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Read more: https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tesla-musk-ceo-search-board-0ce61af9



Well, he's certainly aware of the search now, thanks to this WSJ article, which they label an exclusive.
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Tesla Board Opened Search for a CEO to Succeed Elon Musk (Original Post) highplainsdem Wednesday OP
WOW! That board really must have some 3825-87867 Wednesday #1
DOGE Traildogbob Wednesday #2
Very good one. yorkster Wednesday #6
Not big enough to own it in public Bluetus Yesterday #10
Wahahaha! SheltieLover Wednesday #3
Good news. Musk is probably looking for big shareholders to mount a challenge. Hope they tell him to FO. Silent Type Wednesday #4
This is the same board that was going to go along with Eloon's $56 BILLION plus pay package groundloop Wednesday #5
And the chinese BYD cars beat their swastikars everywhere except... Justice matters. Yesterday #8
What took them so long? FoxNewsSucks Wednesday #7
Maybe Musk was their ketamine connection. LudwigPastorius Yesterday #9
George Santos will be available Mz Pip Yesterday #11
I guess it's time to dust off my resume... Hugin Yesterday #12
Oh, yeah... Bullet four, I'm actually qualified and educated for the job. n/t Hugin Yesterday #14
Heard trump maybe available in the future. republianmushroom Yesterday #13

Bluetus

(998 posts)
10. Not big enough to own it in public
Thu May 1, 2025, 09:16 AM
Yesterday

They are now denying it, but it is pretty obvious it happened. At the same time that outreach reportedly happened, Muck came back to the earning call (no surprise), and made a very strong statement that he was leaving Washington (bigger surprise). Of course, he isn't leaving Washington because he has had a taste of the power all that money he frauded from the stock market can buy him. So he is never leaving politics. There is a Nazi movement that needs him.

Besides, if Trump can run for a 3rd term, then surely Musk can run for President too. The laws and Constitution have already been suspended.

Silent Type

(9,142 posts)
4. Good news. Musk is probably looking for big shareholders to mount a challenge. Hope they tell him to FO.
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 10:25 PM
Wednesday

groundloop

(12,817 posts)
5. This is the same board that was going to go along with Eloon's $56 BILLION plus pay package
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 10:44 PM
Wednesday

Maybe they've finally seen the light, but it seems to me that it's too late. The brand name has been poisoned by Eloon's politics.

Justice matters.

(8,329 posts)
8. And the chinese BYD cars beat their swastikars everywhere except...
Thu May 1, 2025, 12:46 AM
Yesterday

in North America right now.

Hugin

(36,075 posts)
12. I guess it's time to dust off my resume...
Thu May 1, 2025, 11:00 AM
Yesterday

Hmm... Let's see.

Bullet one, I'm not a Nazi.
Bullet two, I literally know where and who my kids are.
Bullet three, I enjoy hiking, reading, and good conversation.

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