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Robyn Denholm Takes Over the Reigns of Tesla From Elon Musk (reuters.com)
azcoyote shares a report from Reuters: Tesla director Robyn Denholm, a telecoms executive who has worked for Toyota, has been promoted to chairwoman of the electric car company, tasked with regulating billionaire Elon Musk's regime after months of turbulence. An Australian accountant, Denholm is currently finance chief at telecoms firm Telstra and replaces Musk after he was forced to relinquish the role as part of a deal to head off charges of fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
While she will resign from Telstra to take the role full-time, some analysts expressed concern that she may not be clearly enough removed from Musk to rein in the billionaire's public outbursts and bring more order to Tesla. Denholm, 55, has been an independent director of Tesla since 2014 and the head of its audit committee. She was paid almost $5 million, mainly in stock options, by the company last year, making her the highest remunerated of its board members. "I personally hope Denholm renames it Reynholm Industries," Slashdot reader azcoyote adds.
While she will resign from Telstra to take the role full-time, some analysts expressed concern that she may not be clearly enough removed from Musk to rein in the billionaire's public outbursts and bring more order to Tesla. Denholm, 55, has been an independent director of Tesla since 2014 and the head of its audit committee. She was paid almost $5 million, mainly in stock options, by the company last year, making her the highest remunerated of its board members. "I personally hope Denholm renames it Reynholm Industries," Slashdot reader azcoyote adds.
That's Reins, guys. That expression originates with what you have to control a horse.
If you're a zombie and you know it, bite your friend!
"Takes Over the Reigns of Tesla" - falsely implying that Elon is no longer running the company on a day to day basis? No need for clickbait headlines like this.
- Chuq
Seriously, that would have fixed 90% of the stuff that got him into trouble.
There's still serious questions about working conditions, but that's not what's getting them into trouble.
It's turtles all the way down.
Reigns - what that German woman with the gold hat does.
Reins - things for steering a horse.
Rains - what it does in Manchester all the sodding time.
There are minerals smarter than some folk.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
I don't think any explanation would help if you can't even click on the link.
Ho! Haha! Guard! Turn! Parry! Dodge! Spin! Ha! Thrust!
Telstra has the same reputation as Comcast, Century Link, etc. IOW, they are a junk company. While Tesla has issues, they continually address them, and make things better. The Customer Service that we have had at Littleton (and denver's) service center has blown away what my wife got from Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Honda, and Toyota. The thought of cvustomer service becoming WORSE than these is bothersome.
I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.
There's a precedent for this and it suggests this could be outrageously successful. Christian Bale played a character called "Bateman" in American Psycho. He then played "Batman" in some very popular DC movies in the late 2000s and early 2010s. Again, same name with letters (well, a letter) removed.
On this basis, I'd say someone going from Telstra to Tesla could be very successful, as long as the moving of the "L" doesn't upset anything.
You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.