Elon Musk-run Tesla has appointed Indian-origin Vaibhav Taneja as its Chief Monetary Officer (CFO), as the corporate targets India because it subsequent main provide ecosystem creator.
Taneja is presently serving because the Chief Accounting Officer and can take the CFO publish as a further accountability. He’ll change Zachary Kirkhorn who completes his 13-year stint with Tesla, in accordance with repeats.
“Being part of this firm is a particular expertise and I’m extraordinarily happy with the work we’ve accomplished collectively since I joined over 13 years in the past,” Kirkhorn mentioned in a publish on the skilled networking platform LinkedIn.
The event comes at a time when Tesla has reportedly held discussions with Indian authorities officers to convey its auto components and electronics chain to the nation within the close to future.
Musk, throughout his June assembly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi within the US, mentioned he’ll go to India subsequent yr.
Musk instructed reporters in conversations following his assembly with Modi: “He actually cares about India as a result of he’s pushing us to make vital investments in India, which is one thing that we intend to do and we’re simply attempting to determine the precise timing.”
It was a change of plans for the mercurial Musk who had earlier refused to think about manufacturing in India until India lowered tariffs for imported Teslas to be bought in India.
— IANS
