Tesla adds two to board
Tesla Inc said on Monday that it had appointed two new directors to its board.
Twenty-First Century Fox Inc Chief Executive, James Murdoch, and Linda Johnson Rice, who heads Ebony Magazine publisher Johnson Publishing Co were appointed a new directors on Tesla's board, increasing its board size to nine.
Earlier this month, the company's investors approved all five of its proposals, including one that shot down a move to make its directors stand for re-election each year.
Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds had urged fellow Tesla shareholders to vote for a proposal aimed at the declassification of the company's board, arguing that "annual accountability can lead to increased company performance."
Tesla, led by Elon Musk, has been betting big on its mass-market Model 3, the first deliveries of which are expected to begin next week.
Tesla shares were slightly down after the bell on Monday. – Nampa/Reuters
Twenty-First Century Fox Inc Chief Executive, James Murdoch, and Linda Johnson Rice, who heads Ebony Magazine publisher Johnson Publishing Co were appointed a new directors on Tesla's board, increasing its board size to nine.
Earlier this month, the company's investors approved all five of its proposals, including one that shot down a move to make its directors stand for re-election each year.
Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds had urged fellow Tesla shareholders to vote for a proposal aimed at the declassification of the company's board, arguing that "annual accountability can lead to increased company performance."
Tesla, led by Elon Musk, has been betting big on its mass-market Model 3, the first deliveries of which are expected to begin next week.
Tesla shares were slightly down after the bell on Monday. – Nampa/Reuters
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