Tesla’s China chief Tom Zhu is reportedly the second highest-profile government of the billion-dollar electrical car (EV) firm after Chief Govt Officer Elon Musk.
The uncovered chart allegedly doesn’t state that Zhu might be concerned with the EV firm’s car design and growth, two areas through which Musk is closely concerned.
As of Tuesday, the chart nonetheless purportedly lists Zhu because the vice chairman for Better China, and his duties as the corporate’s most senior government for gross sales in the remainder of Asia have remained the identical.
Regardless of the setback, Tesla’s sole “gigafactory” in China has rebounded below Zhu’s management.
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A no-frills supervisor who prefers carrying Tesla-branded fleece jackets over fits and ties, Zhu joined the EV firm in 2014.
Zhu obtained his Grasp of Enterprise Administration (MBA) from The Fuqua College of Enterprise at Duke College in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of Fuqua’s East Asia Regional Advisory Board. He additionally obtained a Bachelor of Commerce in Info Know-how from New Zealand’s Auckland College of Know-how.
Earlier than turning into a prime government at Tesla, Zhu reportedly labored as a undertaking supervisor at an organization created by his Duke classmates. His work concerned consulting Chinese language contractors who oversaw infrastructure initiatives in Africa.
Zhu was notably considered one of Tesla’s staff who celebrated the corporate’s manufacturing milestone for its midsize SUV Mannequin Y in Austin in early December 2022.
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