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Tesla Investors Elect Former Executive JB Straubel to Board
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JB Straubel
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Tesla Inc. shareholders elected former company executive JB Straubel to the automaker’s board of directors, despite a proxy adviser’s assertion that he hasn’t been gone long enough to be considered independent.
In announcing the preliminary vote tally Tuesday at the company’s annual meeting, Tesla said Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk and Chairwoman Robyn Denholm were also reelected to the board. Straubel’s election was met with applause from shareholders attending the meeting in Austin.