"As of August, Musk - who is listed on the org chart as "CEO and Technoking" - had 19 direct reports, compared with 35 before a round of layoffs in 2024 and 30 in late 2021. He has maintained nine of the same direct reports over the past three years, including design chief Franz von Holzhausen, who has been with the company since 2008; vice president of AI software Ashok Elluswamy; vice president of vehicle engineering Lars Moravy;"
"Most of Musk's reports have between three and 30 of their own direct reports. Konstantinos Laskaris began reporting to Musk this summer. He was previously listed as a director of engineering and has since assumed the same title as Milan Kovac, who led the team building Tesla's humanoid robot and left in June. Laskaris' LinkedIn profile says he is working on the robot's actuators, which convert energy to allow it to move."
Over the past 12 months, at least 10 executives exited Tesla, including longtime lieutenants such as Omead Afshar and Troy Jones. As of August, Elon Musk had 19 direct reports, down from 35 before 2024 layoffs and 30 in late 2021. Nine direct reports have remained over three years, including Franz von Holzhausen, Ashok Elluswamy, Lars Moravy, and Tom Zhu. Internal compensation documents reveal turnover at HR and legal leadership, with at least three HR chiefs and multiple top legal officers replaced since 2021. Approximately two-thirds of Musk’s direct reports have left between December 2021 and now. Some new leaders, like Konstantinos Laskaris, joined Musk’s reporting line this summer.
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