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VP Turnover Continues at Tesla With Lawyer’s Departure
April 18, 2016
Business would seem to be booming at Tesla Motors Inc: Earlier this month, it announced that demand for the Model 3, coming in 2017, exceeded expectations, so it is boosting production.
And yet it’s losing executives, including most recently James Chen, vice president of regulatory affairs and deputy general counsel — and a visible figure on the front line of the company’s push to sell directly to consumers.
Chen did not respond to requests for comment, but on Monday a Tesla spokeswoman confirmed his departure, which was first reported by the clean fuels website Electrek.
His exit comes two months after two other vice presidents left the company.
Michael Zanoni, vice president of finance, returned to Amazon.com in February, to take a job as finance vice president, according to his LinkedIn page. Bloomberg reported in March that Vice President of Global Communication Ricardo Reyes left Tesla after less than 18 months....
https://bol.bna.com/vp-turnover-continues-at-tesla-with-lawyers-departure/
Perhaps selling the idea of autopilot with beta software wasn't such a good idea. But since Musk surrounds himself with yes men- including his cousins that now want to be bailed out of their money losing solar company- there's no one to tell him when one of his ideas is absurd.
April 18, 2016
Business would seem to be booming at Tesla Motors Inc: Earlier this month, it announced that demand for the Model 3, coming in 2017, exceeded expectations, so it is boosting production.
And yet it’s losing executives, including most recently James Chen, vice president of regulatory affairs and deputy general counsel — and a visible figure on the front line of the company’s push to sell directly to consumers.
Chen did not respond to requests for comment, but on Monday a Tesla spokeswoman confirmed his departure, which was first reported by the clean fuels website Electrek.
His exit comes two months after two other vice presidents left the company.
Michael Zanoni, vice president of finance, returned to Amazon.com in February, to take a job as finance vice president, according to his LinkedIn page. Bloomberg reported in March that Vice President of Global Communication Ricardo Reyes left Tesla after less than 18 months....
https://bol.bna.com/vp-turnover-continues-at-tesla-with-lawyers-departure/
Perhaps selling the idea of autopilot with beta software wasn't such a good idea. But since Musk surrounds himself with yes men- including his cousins that now want to be bailed out of their money losing solar company- there's no one to tell him when one of his ideas is absurd.
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