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Tesla Executive Departures

Since May 2018, Paul Huettner, CFA has maintained a list of executive-level staff who have left Tesla. Paul has published regular updates to his list, you can download his latest version in PDF format here.

We have reformatted Paul’s data for easy viewing on mobile devices, which does result in a few line wrap issues we’ll try to resolve later. There may be additional information in the PDF regarding some individuals. Dates of service are generally from first hire to latest departure, thus Deepak Ahuja’s tenure in our table doesn’t reflect his time away from Tesla.

Click on a person’s name to see a citation regarding their departure from Tesla.

Executive Departures per Quarter

2018 – 2019

Position and NameDates
  
Chief Financial OfficerAug-08
Deepak AhujaJan-19
  
Senior Transaction Lead, Global Capital MarketsFeb-17
Luis SolanaJan-19
  
Senior Director, EngineeringOct-12
Charles MwangiJan-19
  
Associate General CounselApr-10
Eric WeingartenDec-18
  
Senior Director, Investor RelationsApr-13
Aaron ChewDec-18
  
SVP / Senior Director, Customer Support & Business OperationsFeb-10
Fiona TaylorDec-18
  
Head, Global Sales, Marketing, & DeliveryJan-18
Dan KimDec-18
  
Head, Digital Product, Design, & ContentAug-17
Parag VaishDec-18
  
General CounselOct-13
Todd MaronDec-18
  
Head, Global Learning & Talent DevelopmentJun-17
Heidi BrandowDec-18
  
Country Director & GM, Latin America and Southeast U.S.Oct-15
Françoise Lavertu StevensDec-18
  
Senior Manager, Global Sales & Delivery OperationsJan-13
Marco BatraDec-18
  
Senior Manager, Production EngineeringApr-16
Chris GuentherDec-18
  
Consumer & Retail CommunicationsJan-18
Alexandra ValasekDec-18
  
Senior Director, Engineering, Body, Exteriors, Lighting, & ClosuresDec-16
Matt CaseboltNov-18
  
Senior Manager, DesignDec-16
Andrew KimNov-18
  
Senior Director, Global SecurityJan-18
Jeff JonesNov-18
  
VP, LegalMay-11
Phil RothenbergNov-18
  
Country Director, South KoreaMay-17
JJ KimOct-18
  
Director, Global Body Repair ProgramAug-17
Laerte ZattaOct-18
  
Senior Manager, Finance & Operations EMEAOct-14
Alex BuhrOct-18
  
Senior Director, Global Business OperationsFeb-12
Tobias DuschlOct-18
  
Senior Director, HR, EnergyJun-18
Mariel KelleyOct-18
  
Senior Manager, New Product Introduction, Vehicle ManufacturingDec-13
Josh TechOct-18
  
VP, GigafactoryJul-15
Jens Peter ClausenSep-18
  
VP, ManufacturingJan-10
Gilbert PassinSep-18
  
Director, Outbound Logistics & Global Delivery OperationsMay-18
Mark MastandreaSep-18
  
Director, Sales for California & HawaiiApr-16
Lynn YeagerSep-18
  
Director, Policy & Business DevelopmentMay-14
Marc KolbSep-18
  
Director, Body ManufacturingAug-17
Stephan GramingerSep-18
  
Principal, Global Capital MarketsMay-10
Albert LuuSep-18
  
Senior Manager, Residential Field ServicesNov-06
Jimmy BergeronSep-18
  
Director Engineering Operations, Business Development, & Associate General CounselMar-16
Keith WitekSep-18
  
Director, Global Planning & Business OperationsJul-16
Michael RossiterSep-18
  
Senior Manager, Manufacturing EngineeringSep-14
Chris LillywhiteSep-18
  
Director, Commercial Project Development, AmericasOct-11
John ConleySep-18
  
Head of Global Business Development & Special ProjectsApr-08
Jeremy SnyderSep-18
  
Head of Global Sales Improvement & Sales OperationsOct-09
Dustin KrauseSep-18
  
Senior Director, World Wide Field Service OperationsAug-16
Matthew ParkerSep-18
  
Global Planning Development HeadApr-17
Seema GuptaSep-18
  
Team Lead – Global Supply Management & Supplier IndustrializationJul-15
Tom BarochSep-18
  
Senior Quality Engineering Manager S/XJun-12
Angelo MenottiSep-18
  
Director, Logistics, Commercial & Outbound Finished VehiclesJan-17
Flemming FrostSep-18
  
Global Leader, Learning & Talent DevelopmentOct-15
Ben PuttermanSep-18
  
Head of Global Leadership DevelopmentOct-17
Andrew WilhelmsSep-18
  
Senior Director & Worldwide Controller, Revenue Accounting and APAC & EMEA Regional ControllershipFeb-17
Mandy YangSep-18
  
Senior Director, North America OperationsJul-17
Minesh ShahSep-18
  
Senior Director, Production & QualityMay-17
Antoin Abou-HaydarSep-18
  
Senior Director, HRJan-16
Josh HedgesSep-18
  
Director, Global Mobility (HR)Oct-16
Heather HenrySep-18
  
Senior Engineering Program Manager, Thermal/AeroJun-15
Izabelle BackSep-18
  
VP, Global Supply ManagementMar-15
Liam O’ConnorSep-18
  
Senior VP, Supply Chain (Solar)Jun-08
David HammSep-18
  
General Manager, NortheastApr-17
Gary GainesSep-18
  
VP, Worldwide Finance & OperationsAug-15
Justin McAnearSep-18
  
Director, Digital Products EngineeringApr-16
Jennifer SchonherSep-18
  
VP, Solar MarketingAug-14
Adam HappelSep-18
  
Director, Manufacturing EngineeringJul-11
Shen JacksonSep-18
  
Chief Accounting OfficerAug-18
Dave MortonSep-18
  
Director Operations, Tesla Energy (Prev. Regional VP @ SCTY)Jan-08
James CahillSep-18
  
Global Director, ServiceJan-08
John SweigartSep-18
  
VP, CommunicationsSep-16
Sarah O’BrienSep-18
  
Senior Manager & Founder, Remanufacturing OperationsApr-10
Dane ConklinSep-18
  
Director, Solar City Business Development & SalesNov-09
Aaron GillmoreAug-18
  
Chief Platform ArchitectMar-17
Jim FarleyAug-18
  
General Counsel, EuropeAug-13
Lawrence FreemanAug-18
  
Chief People OfficerMay-17
Gabrielle ToledanoAug-18
  
System Architecture Lead, AutopilotFeb-16
David GlascoAug-18
  
System Circuit Design Lead, AutopilotFeb-16
Dan BaileyAug-18
  
Director, APAC TaxJan-15
Yangyang ChenJul-18
  
Senior Manager, Vehicle Exterior & Plastics EngineeringJan-12
James BellisJul-18
  
Senior Manager, Vehicle Integration & Dimensional EngineeringMar-12
Jonathan SiveJul-18
  
VP, US Energy SalesMay-14
Bryan EllisJul-18
  
Director & GM, CanadaJan-17
Lenny LouisJul-18
  
Deputy General Counsel, Chief IP & Litigation CounselApr-16
Jeff RisherJul-18
  
Director, HQ Business Operations (Energy)Oct-09
Nate WalkerJul-18
  
Senior Regional Sales Director (AZ & NV)Jul-11
Chris WahlJul-18
  
Senior Regional Sales Manager, EnergyOct-12
Martin WylieJul-18
  
Regional VP, Energy Operations (D.C.)Jan-11
Leon KeshishianJul-18
  
Senior Project Manager, Battery Tech & Cell Supply ChainAug-12
Jun ShinJun-18
  
Senior Group Manager, Supply ChainFeb-17
Ryan AndersonJun-18
  
Director, Engineering ToolsDec-06
Paul LomanginoJun-18
  
Director, Auto Press CenterSep-13
David AppsJun-18
  
Sr. Director of Quality, Reliability & TestAug-16
David ErhartJun-18
  
Director, Engineering – EnergyAug-08
David SchonbergJun-18
  
Chief Information OfficerMar-17
Gary ClarkJun-18
  
Leader, Hardware Engineering (Autopilot)Jul-16
Brijesh TripathiJun-18
  
Global Director, Business Development & Market EntryNov-11
Greg CallmanJun-18
  
VP Sales in North AmericaMay-15
Ganesh SrivatsJun-18
  
VP of Worldwide Service and Customer ExperienceFeb-16
Karim BoustaJun-18
  
Regional Director, Northern Europe (Previously Head of Norway)Jun-14
Pål SimonsenJun-18
  
Director, Manufacturing EngineeringFeb-07
Yannick RouxJun-18
  
VP of EngineeringDec-06
Nick KalayjianJun-18
  
Head, Advanced Manufacturing & Battery Enclosure ManufacturingMar-12
George KuJun-18
  
VP, Energy Sales & OperationsDec-13
Cal LanktonMay-18
  
Senior Manager, Autopilot Programs (Product)Dec-14
Sameer QureshiMay-18
  
Director of Field Performance Engineering & Primary Contact for NTSB and NHTSASep-14
Matthew SchwallMay-18
  
Director, Utility SalesJan-12
Robert RuddMay-18
  
Product Director, Stationary StorageJan-12
Archan Padmanabhan RaoMay-18
  
Senior VP of EngineeringOct-13
Doug FieldMay-18
  
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, BatteryApr-15
Paul DurkeeApr-18
  
VP, North America SalesAug-09
John WalkerApr-18
  
VP, Powertrain EngineeringOct-06
Jim DunlayApr-18
  
Global Head of Capex Supply ManagementSep-13
William DreweryApr-18
  
VP of AutopilotJan-16
Jim KellerApr-18
  
Director, Western EuropeFeb-14
Georg EllApr-18
  
Model S and X Program ManagerJan-13
Matthew RennaApr-18
  
Director, Factory SoftwareMay-17
Eric LarkinApr-18
  
Global Head of People AnalyticsFeb-16
Kanwal SafdarApr-18
  
VP, Global Capital MarketsMay-15
James Radford SmallMar-18
  
Treasurer and VP of FinanceMar-13
Susan RepoMar-18
  
Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate ControllerOct-16
Eric BranderizMar-18
  
Director, Energy Products FinanceJul-16
Charlotte BeardMar-18
  
Senior Director, Global FacilitiesDec-14
Jimmy KnaufMar-18
  
President, Global Sales & ServiceNov-15
Jon McNeillFeb-18
  
Director, Gigafactory Manufacturing EngineeringApr-09
Alan SchoenJan-18
  
Senior Director, Manufacturing EngineeringMay-05
Jason MendezJan-18
  
Senior Manager, Equipment EngineeringJan-11
Will McCollJan-18
  
Senior Manager, Battery Tech, Cell Quality, and Materials AnalysisJan-12
Celina MikolajczakJan-18

2017 and Earlier

Position and NameDates
  
Senior Manager of Battery Module DesignSep-06
Ernest VillanuevaDec-17
  
VP, Tesla Energy Commercial Sales (Americas)Jan-10
Erik FogelbergDec-17
  
Head of IRJan-11
Jeff EvansonNov-17
  
President of Tesla Finance, LLCSep-13
William J. DonnellyOct-17
  
Sr. Director, Global Marketing (Head of Global Marketing)Jul-04
Collette BridgmanOct-17
  
Director, Supply Chain AutomationJul-13
Landon MossburgOct-17
  
Director, Construction ManagementJan-15
John VardamanOct-17
  
VP, EMEANov-15
Ben HillOct-17
  
Director, Real Estate & Deputy General CounselMay-14
Robert Harmon Jr.Oct-17
  
Senior Director, Battery EngineeringJan-13
Jon WagnerSep-17
  
IR Associate/ConsultantSep-16
Andrea JamesSep-17
  
Director, Learning & DevelopmentMay-11
Beth Loeb DaviesSep-17
  
Director, Grid ServicesApr-14
Ryan HanleySep-17
  
Head of Business DevelopmentJul-06
Diarmuid O’ConnellSep-17
  
Associate General Counsel (VP, Deputy General Counsel & Head of Corporate Securities at SCTY)Feb-11
Phuong PhillipsSep-17
  
Senior Director of Battery TechnologyMar-06
Kurt KeltyAug-17
  
Senior Director of EHS (Previously VP of Safety @ SCTY)Apr-10
Carlos RamirezAug-17
  
Head of HRNov-09
Arnnon GeshuriAug-17
  
VP, Global Sales Operations & VP, EMEA SalesMar-14
Zean NielsenAug-17
  
Co-founder/CTO of SCTYJul-06
Peter RiveJul-17
  
Director, Hardware EngineeringJul-14
Raj SinghJul-17
  
VP, Talent Acquisition & AnalyticsJul-15
Raj DevJul-17
  
Global Director, Service InnovationApr-15
Kenny HandkammerJul-17
  
Head of Autopilot software teamJan-17
Chris LattnerJun-17
  
Global Creative DirectorJun-16
Chester ChipperfieldJun-17
  
Staff Process Development EngineerJan-16
Rene LeBlancJun-17
  
CEO/Founder of SCTY/Tesla Energy Head of Sales & ServiceJul-06
Lyndon RiveJun-17
  
Associate General Counsel (VP, Deputy General Counsel & Head of Litigation at SCTY)Jan-13
Fred NortonJun-17
  
Co-founder/CTO of Zep Solar (acquired by SCTY)Dec-13
Jack WestMay-17
  
Director, Powertrain ManufacturingNov-15
Alison ArmstrongMay-17
  
Director of HR, EngineeringAug-15
Jennifer KimApr-17
  
Chief Financial OfficerNov-15
Jason WheelerApr-17
  
Executive (Position Unknown), Founded Grohmann Engineering which Tesla purchased in November 2016Nov-16
Klaus GrohmannMar-17
  
VP, Head of AutopilotApr-15
David NistérMar-17
  
Director of Hardware EngineeringJun-10
Satish JeyachandranFeb-17
  
VP of HROct-14
Mark LipscombFeb-17
  
Country Director, FranceMar-14
Olivier LoedelFeb-17
  
Interim VP, Autopilot SoftwareAug-16
Jinnah HoseinFeb-17
  
Senior Manager, Reliability EngineeringOct-10
Georgios SarakakisJan-17
  
Sales Director of Tesla EnergyApr-16
Ardes JohnsonJan-17
  
VP, Human ResourcesOct-09
Mornie RobertsonDec-16
  
Senior Manager, AutopilotOct-14
Alexandre HaagDec-16
  
Director of Autopilot ProgramsDec-14
Sterling AndersonDec-16
  
VP of Products & Programs (Tesla Energy)Aug-09
Mateo JaramilloDec-16
  
VP, Real Estate, Store Design & Retail DevelopmentJul-12
Gregg HurleyNov-16
  
Director, EMEA Financial ServicesApr-14
Fedor ArtilesNov-16
  
VP, Finance & Treasurer, New MarketsSep-07
Mike TaylorOct-16
  
Head of Global CommunicationsJan-15
Khobi BrooklynSep-16
  
VP, ManufacturingJun-14
Josh EnsignSep-16
  
VP, Financial Services EU, APACDec-13
Georg BauerSep-16
  
Head of Data Science, ServiceMay-15
Gregory RyslikAug-16
  
Senior Engineering Manager – Maps and NavigationOct-14
Bill ChenAug-16
  
VP, ProductsNov-13
Rich HeleyJul-16
  
Director, Manufacturing, Paint, Plastic & Coatings OperationsDec-12
Rich SchmidtJun-16
  
VP, IT (Acting CIO)Feb-12
Ganesh IyerMay-16
  
Director of Product ExcellenceSep-13
Chris Van WertMay-16
  
VP, Vehicle ProductionApr-11
Greg ReichowMay-16
  
Director, Vehicle PurchasingJan-13
Stephen IvsanApr-16
  
Director, Global Service OperationsSep-13
Omar RivieraApr-16
  
VP, Regulatory Affairs & Deputy General CounselAug-10
James ChenApr-16
  
VP, Finance & Worldwide ControllerOct-14
Michael ZanoniMar-16
  
VP, Global CommunicationsOct-14
Ricardo ReyesMar-16
  
VP, Information TechnologyJul-12
Guru SankararamanMar-16
  
VP, Global Supply Chain and Operations PlanningSep-12
Paolo CerrutiFeb-16
  
CIO and VP, IT & Business ApplicationsJan-12
Jay VijayanJan-16

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