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☆ 911 call logs for Tesla's HQ reveal reports of 'terroristic' threats and attempted extortion
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

"Wire $300,000 dollars to bitcoin account within 12 hours," the email to Kirkhorn added, according to the incident report. The case was ultimately suspended and no arrest was ever made, according to the incident report and Dark. AdvertisementSome Tesla workers told BI that tight production deadlines and the intensity of the work could sometimes create a high-pressure environment. We were just standing outside the building waiting to go back to work," one worker, who was there during the ordeal, told BI. The sheriff's office told local news at the time that the building was cleared and there was "nothing to substantiate the presence of a shooter at all."

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☆ Tesla's 'Master of Coin' bids the EV-maker farewell after racking up a $590 million fortune
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Zahra Tayeb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Tesla exec's departure will see him leave with a $590 million fortune, according to Bloomberg. Despite owning less than 1% of Tesla's common stock, Kirkhorn has still gone home with deep pockets, according to the company's latest proxy filing. In 2022 alone, Kirkhorn earned about $16.3 million in stock awards, while being awarded almost $1.3 million in options. The company's stock has surged more than 100% year-to-date, boosting its market cap to roughly $800 billion, per Markets Insider data. Vaibhav Taneja, Tesla's chief accounting officer will step in Kirkhorn's role following his exit.

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☆ Elon Musk's touted successor left Tesla after a 13-year stint under the billionaire, which 'is like working 50 years for anyone else,' analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Zachary Kirkhorn worked 13 years under Elon Musk until he confirmed Monday that he's leaving Tesla. That number of years working for Musk is like "working 50 years for anyone else," Gene Munster said. Kirkhorn did not say why he's leaving Tesla, but called his time there a "special experience." "He's done a 13-year tour of duty working for Elon, which is like working 50 years for anyone else," Munster told Bloomberg. In his announcement on LinkedIn, Kirkhorn didn't say why he left Tesla, but thanked Musk and called his time at Tesla a "special experience."

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Tesla 's chief financial officer, Zach Kirkhorn, stepped down from his position effective Friday, the automaker announced Monday morning in a regulatory filing. Tesla's chief accounting officer Vaibhav Taneja was appointed as the new CFO and will hold both roles concurrently. Kirkhorn will stay on with Tesla through the end of the year to assist in the transition, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Kirkhorn had served as CFO since March 2019 and had worked for Tesla since 2010. Kirkhorn's departure marks the second CFO replacement at Tesla in just over four years.

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A Tesla logo is seen outside a showroom of the carmaker in Beijing, China May 31, 2023. The Elon Musk-led firm did not specify a reason for the departure of Kirkhorn, who has been with Tesla for 13 years. He will remain with the company through the end of the year to aid a smooth transition. Taneja, 45, joined Tesla after the automaker acquired SolarCity in 2016. Musk currently leads SpaceX, Neuralink, the Boring Company and is chief technology officer at social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.

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☆ The Tesla executive who was rumored to be next in line for CEO is leaving the company
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tesla's CFO Zachary Kirkhorn is leaving the carmaker, the company said in a regulatory filing. Zachary Kirkhorn, Tesla's chief financial officer, is leaving the electric-car company after working for the electric-car maker for about 13 years. Tesla staff told the Journal that Kirkhorn won Musk's approval by leading with "bad news" and staying in the billionaire's shadow. Kirkhorn worked as an analyst at McKinsey & Company before joining Tesla and previously interned at Microsoft, his profile says. Kirkhorn, Musk, and a spokesperson for Tesla did not respond to a request for comment ahead of publication.

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