Indian-origin Vaibhav Taneja has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Order (CF) of Tesla Inc., changing Zachary Kirkhorn, who stepped down on August 4 after a 13-year tenure on the firm.
The 45-year-old Taneja will tackle the duty along with his present function as Chief Accounting Officer (CAO), stated Tesla in a press release. Taneja has additionally served as Tesla’s Corporate Controller from 2018 and Assistant Corporate Controller between February 2017 and May 2018.
He has additionally served in numerous finance and accounting roles at SolarCity Corporation from March 2016 and was employed at PricewaterhouseCoppers in India and the US between 1999 and 2016.
On the opposite hand, Kirkhorn has served as Master of Coin and CFO in Tesla earlier than he stepped down. “Tesla thanks Mr Kirkhorn for his significant contributions. Mr Kirkhorn will continue to serve Tesla through the end of the year to support a seamless transition,” the corporate’s assertion learn.
“This morning Tesla announced that I’ve stepped down from my role as Chief Financial Officer, succeeded by our Chief Accounting Officer, Vaibhav Taneja. eing a part of this company is a special experience, and I’m extremely proud of the work we’ve done together since I joined over 13 years ago,” Kirkhorn stated in a LinkedIn publish.
He additionally thanked firm founder and proprietor Elon Musk for his management and optimism.
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