{"id":1967,"date":"2018-09-07T15:15:36","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T15:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/tesla-shares-sink-after-key-executives-exit\/"},"modified":"2018-09-07T15:15:36","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T15:15:36","slug":"tesla-shares-sink-after-key-executives-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/tesla-shares-sink-after-key-executives-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla shares sink after key executives exit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Tesla shares have fallen sharply after two senior executives abruptly left the electric car firm headed by Elon Musk.<\/p>\n

The chief accounting officer has left less than a month after joining, while its HR officer is also reported to have resigned a year after joining. <\/p>\n

The resignations came just hours after the firm’s controversial chief executive Mr Musk smoked marijuana live on the web during a podcast with comedian Joe Rogan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Shares fell over 10% in early US trade.<\/p>\n

Accounting officer Dave Morton’s resignation was announced in an official filing with US regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission. <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, its chief people officer Gaby Toledano had decided not to return to the firm after a period of absence, according to newswire Bloomberg<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Mr Morton, who joined Tesla on 6 August, resigned on 4 September.<\/p>\n

He said his decision to quite was due to the higher-than-expected “level of public attention placed on the company, as well as the pace within the company.”<\/p>\n

“I want to be clear that I believe strongly in Tesla, its mission, and its future prospects, and I have no disagreements with Tesla’s leadership or its financial reporting,” he added. <\/p>\n

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The fallout comes as the firm is under renewed scrutiny due to the erratic behaviour of Mr Musk. <\/p>\n

In July he shocked investors by announcing on Twitter that he had funding secured to take his car firm Tesla private. He later said the firm would stay public.<\/p>\n

He also tweeted that he might suffer from bipolar disorder but then said “maybe not medically”.<\/p>\n

In August he told the New York Times that he worked “120-hour weeks” and took sedatives.<\/p>\n

His brother Kimbal Musk told the newspaper that the reason Mr Musk “seems to attract drama” is because he is “so transparent, so open, in a way that can come back to bite him”.<\/p>\n

Since Mr Musk announced his plan to delist Tesla, its share price has dropped by 20%.<\/p>\n

Some analysts have urged the firm to appoint another senior leader.<\/p>\n

James Albertine, an analyst at Consumer Edge, said it had previously called for a co-chief executive or chief operating officer to help balance the leadership structure. <\/p>\n

“We think this is further evidence that the time is now for management and the board to address these issues,” he added. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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