Elon Musk is regarded as eccentric, difficult and capricious boss. The appears on the corporate culture in his company. The staff at Tesla comes and goes – especially in the management positions. On Wednesday, the U.S. electric car maker announced that Dane H. Butswinkas’m going to leave the company . A prominent attorney, led the legal Department – and the whole two months.
Butswinkas is now the second top of the power within two and a half weeks, surprisingly ahead of his departure at Tesla. 30. January chief financial officer Depaak Ahuja left the company. The Exodus of senior managers, under Musk is enormous. According to the international news Agency Reuters has lost Tesla since the beginning of the year 2016, more than 40 senior executives. Such a turnover of personnel is even in the USA, where partially still according to the principle “hire and fire” (hire and fire) is carried out, unusually high.
After two months, enough from the boss: attorney Dane H. Butswinkas. (dbutswinkas.wc.com)
The departure of the chief lawyers is remarkable in that he announcements of Musk was 24 hours in the economy much-publicized Twitter circles. On the social network of Tesla-Boss revealed in an ambitious production target. It said that the company 500’will make 000 cars in the year 2019. The 100’000 more than its forecast three weeks ago.
The Boss and his Tweets
Four hours later corrected Musk made his first Tweet and screwed the number of cars down to 400’000 electric cars. The New York Times (NYT) notes that these announcements pose Musks questions, what Agreement have met Tesla chief with the U.S. securities and exchange Commission SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission). The Boss had with his mood statements of his company liable to give hectic times. According to his Tweet, 2018, he will take Tesla from the stock market, followed a complaint filed by the securities and exchange Commission. The SEC announced at the time, in addition to personal penalties in addition to look the Tesla-chief in the future.
Meant to say annualized production rate at end of 2019 probably around 500k, ie 10k cars/week. Deliveries for the year is still estimated to be about 400k.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 20. February 2019
Rebecca Lindland, editor of Rebeccadrives.com website, a specialist portal that deals with topics of the automotive industry, believes that it is not a coincidence, “the head of the legal Department, is leaving the company, according to a Tweet, the content of which, apparently, the agreement with the SEC of breaks”. Lindland in the NYT also question whether the Board of Directors of the company follow the agreement with the securities and exchange Commission.
It is not the first Time that predictions and effective result in the Tesla production diverge. A year ago, Musk as the target indicated that his company will produce 500’000 cars. At the end of December 2018, it had been then the wagon 245’000 electric, reminiscent of the NYT.
“The people are important to him”
Tesla is all the rage, and not necessarily positive. Musks are often spontaneous and provocative actions often lead to the mountain-and valley rides of the stock. And the retirements of many of the leaders in his company is likely to also beat to the mood of the investors.
the personnel policy of The Tesla-heads will be the subject of much criticism, not only in the media. Nevertheless, a company spokesperson explained before Christmas, the US Portal “Quartz”: Internal debates would not be suppressed in the case of Tesla, the employees had not been without reason, dismissed. “The people with whom he works, are Elon is very important.”
(fal)
Created: 21.02.2019, 13:18 PM