He is even unable to sleep without taking Ambien and NYT reported that some of the board members are unhappy with the CEO’s habit of taking recreational drugs. “The drug does not put Mr. Musk to sleep but instead contributes to late-night Twitter sessions,” NYT quoted a person familiar with the board’s thinking.
Apparently, Musk’s tweet on August 7 that read “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured” has not gone down well with the Tesla board, especially since it triggered a probe from the San Francisco office of the Securities and Exchange Commission. However, Musk said in the interview that he simply wanted to be transparent.
Meanwhile, citing sources familiar with the matter, NYT reported that the Board has launched lookout for a No. 2 executive at Tesla to share some of Musk’s duties. And the search has reportedly intensified after the “funding secured” tweet. The company had, a few years ago, approached Facebook (FB) COO Sheryl Sandberg about the job.
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“To the best of my knowledge, no search right now,” Musk told NYT. He added that he currently does not plan to relinquish his dual role of CEO and Chairman.
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