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As Tesla tanks, Musk's hand-picked board chair is doing just fine
Financial Express Kolkata
|March 18, 2025
Elon Musk is drawing political flak as he champions right-wing causes in Europe and leads President Donald Trump's slashing of the US federal workforce.
BILLIONAIRE ENTREPRENEUR The controversy is pummeling sales at Tesla, the electric-vehicle giant Musk runs. Its stock has plunged — down 15% on March 10 alone — and investors are yelping in pain. 16 time zones away, the woman who ostensibly supervises CEO Musk is faring well: Robyn Denholm, hand-picked by Musk to run Tesla's board, is the best-paid chair at any public company in the US.
This story is from the March 18, 2025 edition of Financial Express Kolkata.
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