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Elon Musk Puts Pressure on Tesla’s Board for Yet Another Exorbitant Profit
Elon Musk, the visionary entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla, is once again making headlines as he puts pressure on the company’s board to deliver yet another exorbitant profit. Known for his relentless pursuit of success, Musk’s demands come as no surprise to those familiar with his ambitious nature. With Tesla’s stock soaring and the electric vehicle market booming, the pressure is on for the board to meet Musk’s high expectations. In this blog, we will explore the factors driving this pressure and the potential implications for Tesla’s future.
Elon Musk traded a sizable portion of his Tesla Inc. stock to purchase Twitter, and he then pushed on the board to set up another enormous performance bonus for himself.
Musk stated that he would rather develop robots and AI goods elsewhere unless he had about 25% voting power at Tesla in one of several posts on the subject. With an over 13% ownership in the company, he is still the largest stakeholder, but in 2022, he sold about $40 billion worth of shares to help finance the purchase of Twitter.
In previous writings, Elon Musk, 52, complimented the Tesla board and stated that the directors were awaiting a decision from the Delaware Chancery Court before creating a new remuneration scheme. A stakeholder of Tesla is bringing a complaint alleging that the board failed to act independently of Musk when determining the terms of the company’s $55 billion performance award in 2018. The case will be heard by Judge Kathaleen St. J. McCormick, who oversaw Musk’s disastrous effort to back out of the Twitter transaction.
In one of his tweets on X, Musk stated, “This is primarily about ensuring the right amount of voting influence at Tesla.”
At an inconvenient moment, Musk is exerting pressure on Tesla’s board. The automaker has lost $94 billion in market value as growth slows and profit margins narrow, marking the worst start to any year since becoming public. In addition, the CEO had to respond to a Wall Street Journal article on his drug usage and the worries that it caused for directors and executives at his firms, including Tesla.
Before Tuesday’s normal trading session began, Tesla shares dropped as much as 2.7%. The market valuation of the firm has increased by over 11 times, to $695.8 billion, since the board disclosed Musk’s compensation award in January 2018. However, prior to the Twitter acquisition, its worth reached a peak of more than $1.2 trillion.
A little more than a year ago, a questionable milestone was reached as a result of the rewards Tesla organised for Musk in 2009, 2012, and 2018, as well as the value destruction brought about by his acquisition of Twitter. Musk achieved a first by deducting $200 billion from his net worth.
His wealth increased last year as the value of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. skyrocketed and Tesla shares doubled. With an estimated net worth of $206.1 billion, or almost 15% more than Jeff Bezos, who is ranked second on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Musk has regained his top spot.
Musk has often boasted over the years that Tesla was a pioneer in the areas, so his statement that he’s “uncomfortable growing Tesla to be a leader in AI & robotics” makes sense. In addition to selling driver-assistance capabilities like Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, Tesla has been working on a humanoid robot project named Optimus.
on July, the CEO informed investors that he anticipated Tesla will invest over $1 billion on Project Dojo during the upcoming year, with the aim of positioning the business as a major player in supercomputing for purposes such as the advancement of autonomous driving capabilities.
During the company’s first AI Day in August 2021, Musk stated that he wished to show that Tesla is a real-world AI leader as well as more than simply a vehicle manufacturer.
Musk revealed the creation of xAI, a business that intends to compete with Google’s Deepmind and Microsoft Corp.-backed OpenAI, in July of last year. During a Tesla earnings call a week later, he was asked by an analyst if the carmaker’s AI efforts will be augmented, overlapping, or competing with the new venture. That’s what he said.
“What is Tesla? Daniel Kollar, the head of consultant Intralink’s automotive and mobility department, stated, “A car, energy, or AI company.” “I don’t see any problems starting a new company if it’s not an AI company.”
“Having said that, I don’t see his actions or word choice helping any of his companies right now,” Kollar continued.
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