Tesla promotes Kirkhorn to CFO and Taneja to Chief Accounting Officer

Aly Song | Reuters

Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory groundbreaking ceremony in Shanghai, China, January 7, 2019.

Tesla’s new CFO officially took office Wednesday, the company said in a filing. The company also promoted its corporate controller Vaibhav Taneja to the role of Chief Accounting Officer.

Kirkhorn replaces Deepak Ahuja, a long time Tesla executive who said in January he planned to retire in 2019.

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