Elon Musk suggested a potential successor for Tesla CEO, board director says
James Murdoch testified that Elon Musk identified a potential successor for the role ofMurdoch, a Tesla board director, made the comment during a trial over Tesla's pay package for Musk.Elon Musk has suggested a potential successor who could fill his role as CEO of Tesla, according to the electric-car maker's board director, James Murdoch.
In response to a question over whether Musk has ever identified anybody as a potential successor, Murdoch said the billionaire"actually has," but only in the"last few months." In the recorded deposition, which was played at the trial, Murdoch said Musk has never suggested he might be imminently leaving Tesla or reducing his involvement. However, during his live testimony, Murdoch offered more information.
"There's an initial burst of activity needed post acquisition to reorganize the company, but then I will reduce my time [committement] to Twitter to find somebody else to run Twitter over time," Musk said.
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