Tesla board hunts successor amid market jitters

Thursday, May 1, 2025, 2:20 am

Tesla’s board is reportedly exploring a leadership change by seeking a replacement for Elon Musk. As news broke, shares tumbled in a market reaction that mixed excitement with apprehension, turning investor attention toward potential changes during this period of turbulence.

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Board’s CEO search reported (5)

Denials and backlash over search rumors (5)

Board’s CEO search reported

arstechnica.com / Tesla denies trying to replace Elon Musk as CEO

Tesla board contacted exec search firms to find Musk replacement, WSJ reports.

techcrunch.com / Tesla’s board reportedly sought a successor while Musk wheeled around Washington

According to a new, brow-raising WSJ report, Tesla’s board quietly began searching for Elon Musk’s potential successor about a month ago, approaching executive search firms as the carmaker faced protests, plummeting sales, and shrinking profits while Musk waded into Washington to slash government…

techinasia.com / Tesla’s board explores CEO successor as Musk focuses on politics

Board members recently met with Musk to discuss concerns over his divided attention.

Denials and backlash over search rumors

gizmodo.com / Elon Flips Out, Denies Report That Tesla Board Is Looking to Replace Him as CEO

The billionaire ripped into a recent report that claimed his company wants him gone.

zerohedge.com / "Extremely Bad Breach Of Ethics": Elon Musk Blasts Wall Street Journal's CEO Search Report

"Extremely Bad Breach Of Ethics": Elon Musk Blasts Wall Street Journal's CEO Search Report Tesla Chairwoman Robyn Denholm denied a Wall Street Journal report claiming the board had begun searching for Elon Musk's successor, calling the story "absolutely false." Musk echoed the rebuke,…

theverge.com / Tesla board denies report it wanted to replace Elon Musk

Tesla has hit back following a Wall Street Journal report that its board had initiated a search for a new CEO to replace Elon Musk, taking to Musk’s social platform X to call the claim “absolutely false.” According to the WSJ report, about a month ago Tesla’s board began the process of hunting for…

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