3 Major Managers Resigned at Tesla in the Last 2 Weeks

Tesla, the electric car giant under the management of Elon Musk, has not been going through a good time lately. In the first quarter, the company recorded lowest sales quantities had reported. After that, the profit dropped by 55% he explained. There was also news that thousands of people would be laid off.

While all these negatively affected the company’s shares, a report published by Fortune revealed that there was also activity on the part of senior managers. According to the news based on sources close to the subject, in less than 2 weeks 3 major executives resigned from Tesla.

A manager who served as a unifier between investors and the company was among those who left.

Allegedly, Tesla’s investor relations manager who has been working at the company for 7 years Martin Viechaannounced on yesterday’s earnings call that he will be leaving his job at the end of this week. Viecha’s post on X also confirmed this. In announcing his departure from the world of investor relations, the executive stated that he would spend time with his family.

In addition to Viecha, Senior Vice President in the energy and powertrain engineering department Drew Baglino He also resigned on April 15. who became a business development manager on the same day as Baglino. Rohan Patel He also announced that he was parting ways. Baglino had been at Tesla for 18 years and Patel for 7 years. He made his announcements via X.

Of course, they did not state why they broke up in their statements. But especially Viecha’s departure could cause problems. According to Fortune, the manager talked to the company’s investors. He was the key figure in establishing good relations. When we think about Elon Musk’s unpredictable behavior, we can understand how important it is.

Investor and wealth advisor Ross Gerber also pointed out this. He stated that although Musk performed well at the meeting, the departure of Viecha, who served as a unifier between management and investors, was a big event. According to Gerber, losing such senior managers in a very short time is worrying for Tesla. We’ll wait and see what happens with the company.