"Mr. Musk said that “to the best of my
knowledge,” there is “no active search right now.” But people familiar
with the matter said a search is underway, and one person said it had
intensified in the wake of Mr. Musk’s tweets.
[The Tesla board “now must ask a sensitive but vital question,” our columnist writes. “What was Mr. Musk’s state of mind” when he tweeted?]
In
response to questions for this article, Tesla provided a statement that
it attributed to its board, excluding Elon Musk. “There have been many
false and irresponsible rumors in the press about the discussions of the
Tesla board,” the statement said. “We would like to make clear that
Elon’s commitment and dedication to Tesla is obvious. Over the past 15
years, Elon’s leadership of the Tesla team has caused Tesla to grow from
a small start-up to having hundreds of thousands of cars on the road
that customers love, employing tens of thousands of people around the
world, and creating significant shareholder value in the process.”
Mr. Musk said he had no plans to relinquish his dual roles as chairman and chief executive.
But,
he added, “if you have anyone who can do a better job, please let me
know. They can have the job. Is there someone who can do the job better?
They can have the reins right now.”"
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