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Larry Ellison and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson Named to Tesla's Board

posted by martyb on Friday December 28 2018, @10:14PM   Printer-friendly
from the Independent dept.

takyon writes:

Tesla names Larry Ellison and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson to board after SEC settlement

Tesla named Larry Ellison and Kathleen Wilson-Thompson to its board on Friday, in compliance with an SEC settlement. The appointments add needed business and human resources expertise to the board — though add to questions about CEO Elon Musk's influence over the board.

Wilson-Thompson is the global head of human resources at Walgreens Boots Alliance and a former executive at Kellogg. Ellison is co-founder and executive chairman of Oracle, and recently disclosed a massive personal stake in Tesla.

[...] A Tesla spokesperson downplayed Ellison and Musk's personal relationship, saying the two had only socialized a handful of times and always in a group setting. The spokesperson said Musk and Ellison had not spoken for about a year leading up to Ellison's appointment to the board.

Also at The Verge.

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  • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday December 29 2018, @03:06PM (1 child)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Saturday December 29 2018, @03:06PM (#779688) Journal

    He's about the last person I'd expect to be allowed anywhere near Tesla. As a previous poster commented, if he treats it anything like his shit-tastic DB, Tesla "owners" will only be renting the machines, and there will no doubt be some ridiculous, convoluted licensing scheme attached. Is Musk TRYING to kill Tesla, was this forced on him from the outside, did Larry smell blood in the water and come by himself, or...?

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday December 30 2018, @05:49AM

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Sunday December 30 2018, @05:49AM (#779904) Journal

    I doubt Larry is going to have that much effect. Tesla will do whatever Elon wants it to. For the moment, at least...

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