Tesla: Companionship Update (Tsla)

From Tesla Motors, September 7:

The next e-mail was simply sent to Tesla employees:

First, I’d similar to give thank you lot you for your incredible efforts as well as contribution equally nosotros movement into the concluding few weeks of this quarter. This is a real exciting fourth dimension for Tesla, to enjoin the least, as well as you lot are the argue for the tremendous progress we’ve made inwards a relatively brusk menses of time. It is slow to forget that our companionship was almost unknown 10 years agone as well as didn’t fifty-fifty be until afterward the start of the 21st century!

We are well-nigh to arrive at got the most amazing quarter inwards our history, edifice as well as delivering to a greater extent than than twice equally many cars equally nosotros did lastly quarter. For a while, at that topographic point volition live a lot of fuss as well as vibrations inwards the media. Just ignore them. Results are what affair as well as nosotros are creating the most mind-blowing increment inwards the history of the automotive industry. Even the Ford Model T, which held the populace tape for the fastest growing machine inwards history, didn’t grow equally fast inwards sales or production equally the Model 3.

Moreover, nosotros besides arrive at got the most exciting novel production lineup of whatsoever companionship inwards the world. There is the Model Y, the Tesla (pickup) Truck, the Semi as well as the novel Roadster. Then at that topographic point is the Solar Roof, which is spooling upwards inwards production, as well as continued advancements inwards Powerwall as well as Powerpack. And that’s simply what people know well-nigh …

To assistance accomplish our goals, afterward discussing this in-depth amongst the Tesla board of directors as well as executive staff over the past times several weeks, I am excited to denote a seat out of administration changes:

Jerome Guillen has been promoted to President, Automotive, reporting straight to me. In his novel role, Jerome volition oversee all automotive operations as well as programme management, equally good equally coordinate our extensive automotive furnish chain. Jerome has made major contributions as well as acquired deep noesis of Tesla’s operations over the past times 8 years at our company, from existence the commencement Model south Program Manager to managing all vehicle programs, as well as then all vehicle applied scientific discipline as well as worldwide sales & service. Recently, Jerome played a critical role inwards ramping Model 3 production, leading what almost all idea was impossible: creation of an entire high-volume General Assembly draw of piece of occupation for Model 3 inwards a affair of weeks. Before coming to Tesla, Jerome was responsible for creating as well as running the most successful semi truck programme inwards history at Daimler’s Freightliner division.

Kevin Kassekert has been promoted to VP of People as well as Places, amongst responsibleness for Human Resources, Facilities, Construction, as well as Infrastructure Development. Kevin has been amongst Tesla for half dozen years as well as was previously VP, Infrastructure Development. Kevin led the construction as well as evolution of our Gigafactory inwards Nevada, turning what was a pile of rocks inwards the Sierra Nevada mountains into a manufacturing flora employing 12 1000 people amongst greater output than the entire balance of the world’s battery factories combined, inwards or thence 3 years. That is insanely badass. Prior to joining Tesla, Kevin engineered as well as built multi-billion dollar production plants inwards the semiconductor industry. As many of you lot know, Tesla’s Chief People Officer Gaby Toledano has been on travel out for a few months to pass to a greater extent than fourth dimension amongst her solid unit of measurement as well as has decided to hold doing thence for personal reasons. She’s been amazing as well as I’m real grateful for everything she’s done for Tesla.

Chris Lister joined Tesla lastly twelvemonth as well as was telephone substitution to solving our production problems at the Gigafactory as well as ramping Model 3 production. He is existence promoted to VP, Gigafactory Operations. In this role, he leads our production as well as manufacturing applied scientific discipline at Giga. Before Tesla, Chris ran several ultra high book factories at PepsiCo.

Felicia Mayo, Sr. HR Director as well as caput of our Diversity as well as Inclusion program, has been promoted to VP, reporting to both Kevin as well as me. Felicia has done corking operate promoting the importance of having ane of the most various workforces inwards the populace as well as ensuring fairness across hundreds of roles as well as Tesla operations inwards over 50 countries. She previously worked inwards senior HR roles at PwC as well as Oracle, and, most late was Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition as well as Diversity for Juniper Networks.

Laurie Shelby, Tesla’s VP, Environmental, Health as well as Safety (EHS) volition besides study straight to me. Your security as well as simply to a greater extent than oft than non making certain that you lot honey coming to operate is extremely important, which is why EHS volition study straight to me. We are working hardcore on having the safest (and most fun) operate surroundings inwards the automotive manufacture past times far. Laurie came to Tesla lastly twelvemonth afterward a 25+ twelvemonth career at Alcoa, where she made tremendous progress inwards workplace safety. Since joining, she has already overseen a reduction inwards our employee injury rate, equally good equally major improvements inwards our EHS program.

Cindy Nicola, VP of Global Recruiting, volition study to both Kevin as well as me. Cindy has overseen the company’s global recruiting efforts since 2015, bringing on tens of thousands of highly talented people. Prior to Tesla, Cindy led worldwide Corporate Recruiting at Apple, as well as earlier that was VP, Global Talent Acquisition at Electronic Arts.

Finally, Dave Arnold has been promoted to Sr. Director, Global Communications, overseeing Tesla’s communications team. Dave was previously Director of Corporate Communications at Virgin America.

Thanks over again for your incredible operate inwards making Tesla successful. What you lot are doing is vital to achieving an amazing as well as sustainable release energy time to come for all of humanity as well as life on Earth.

Elon

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