Tesla denies contacting headhunters to replace Musk

Tesla denies contacting headhunters to replace Musk 2 hours ago Share Save Mitchell Labiak Business reporter, BBC News Share Save Getty Images Tesla has denied reports that it has contacted recruitment firms to launch a search for a replacement for Elon Musk as chief executive. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that the electric car firm's board began looking for a successor to Mr Musk last month. It said this was because of frustration around Mr Musk's focus on his job in US President Donald Trump's administration and Tesla's sinking share price. However, in statement on Thursday, Tesla said the report was "absolutely false" while Mr Musk wrote on his social media platform X that the paper was "a discredit to journalism". Tesla chair Robyn Denholm wrote on X: "There was a media report erroneously claiming that the Tesla Board had contacted recruitment firms to initiate a CEO search at the company." "This is absolutely false (and this was communicated to the media befor ... Read full article.