Tesla's Board Said to Be on Lookout for Senior Talent, Not COO

Directors not actively seeking COO, person familiar says
Tearful Musk tells NYT no one reviewed fateful Aug. 7 tweet

Musk admitted his tweet about funding for taking Tesla private was not reviewed by anyone. David Welch reports.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Dana Hull

August 18, 2018 at 5:16 AM UTC

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Tesla Inc.’s board of directors is on the lookout for senior talent -- though it’s not actively searching for a chief operating officer, a person familiar with the board’s thinking said late Friday.

Questions have arisen about Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s well being, judgment and ability to juggle multiple companies in the wake of his Aug. 7 tweet that he was “considering taking the company private at $420 a share. Funding secured.”