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Tesla Eyes Internal CEO Candidates If Musk Leaves Over $1 Trillion Pay Vote
Robyn Denholm, chairperson of Tesla's board of directors, during a Bloomberg Television interview in Palo Alto, California, in September.
Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergTesla Inc. is prepared to name a new chief executive officer from inside the company if shareholders reject Elon Musk’s proposed $1 trillion pay package and he steps down, according to the chair of the EV maker’s board.
To ensure an “orderly transition, the most likely would be internal,” Robyn Denholm said Tuesday in an interview, without ruling out the possibility of external candidates.