Tesla has exploited a veteran Chipotle Executive to be the most recent member of its board of directors.
Jack Hartung, who was a financial director of the Mexican fast food chain for 22 years, will join the Tesla board of directors in June, the automaker announced on Friday.
Last year, Hartung passed from the financial director to the president and director of the Chipotle strategy, after the departure of CEO Brian Niccol to lead Starbucks.
Tesla said he would retire his executive role on June 1, but would remain a Chipotle’s main advisor.
Hartung will also be a member of the board of directors’ audit committee, said Tesla.
Hartung becomes the ninth member of the board of directors of Tesla, chaired by Robyn Denholm and also includes Elon Musk, his brother Kimbal and the co -founder of Airbnb Joe Gebbia.
It sometimes happens that the Board of Directors, which has traditionally played a discreet role in the management of the electric vehicle giant, faces an in -depth exam in the middle of the year of Tesla.
The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this month that members of the Tesla board of directors had contacted recruitment companies to start the search for a new CEO to replace Musk.
The chairman of the board of directors, Denholm and Musk, both denied the accuracy of history, which came when Tesla faces the collapse of sales around the world and a vague and demonstrations and vandalism on Musk’s work at Doge.
Tesla did not respond to a request for comments sent outside normal working hours.