Even as a company’s CEO and largest shareholder, you have to abide by its internal rules, and according to a report, Elon Musk may not have done that at Tesla. An internal investigation is currently underway once morest his close colleague Omead Afshar because there is a suspicion that he initiated the ordering of a special glass by Tesla for private Musk purposes, the Bloomberg news agency reported on Thursday. Other employees have already been laid off as a result, and Tesla will probably part with Afshar as well.
Tesla-Manager mit Cowboy-Symbol
According to his LinkedIn profile, the biomedical engineer has been with Tesla since September 2017, where he started as a project manager in the CEO’s office. Almost a year later he became project director there, and for the period from July 2020 Afshar only hired a smiley face with a cowboy hat as the job description. On Twitter he describes himself with almost the same symbol and a @Tesla behind it. According to Bloomberg, he was responsible for building the Gigafactory in Texas and then for its production.
He is said to have worked there this week, but that should soon be over, reports the agency citing informed persons. Tesla intends to separate from Afshar. The conditions for this are currently being negotiated.
The reason for the internal investigation once morest him and others was the ordering of a special glass. The Musk confidante is said to have commissioned them and explained that the material was needed for a secret project. But according to the report, there are suspicions that in reality the Tesla boss himself wanted the glass for private use, which is difficult to obtain given global supply chain problems. Several other workers are said to have been fired over the matter.
Committee must review transactions
Musk, Afshar and Tesla did not answer questions regarding the investigation, Bloomberg continues. The report does not reveal what kind of coveted material it is and what the financial volume of the order was. According to official Tesla documents, the company’s audit committee must approve related party transactions in certain circumstances where the value exceeds $120,000. The report does not address the question of whether the investigation might also have consequences for the CEO himself if the private purchase suspicion is confirmed.
