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Disgraced Nikola Founder Backs ‘Diesel Brothers’ Star for Board
- Former CEO Milton nominates Sparks, four other candidates
- EV maker says slate lacks necessary experience and expertise
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Disgraced Nikola Corp. founder Trevor Milton is seeking to put five candidates onto the electric big rig maker’s board, including the star of a reality-television show championing smoke-spewing diesel trucks.
An entity controlled by Milton notified the company last month that it plans to nominate the slate at Nikola’s 2024 annual shareholders meeting, according to a statement Friday. The candidates include Dave Sparks, one of the stars of the “Diesel Brothers” show which aired for eight seasons on the Discovery Channel.