Elon Musk announced a major shakeup in Tesla’s executive ranks on Friday, just hours after a bizarre interview left some investors rattled. In a Friday blog post on the electric-car company’s website, Musk announced Jerome Guillen, an eight-year veteran of the company, will now oversee all automotive operations, program management, and the company’s automotive supply chain. Kevin Kassekert and Felicia Mayo will lead the human-resources department, following the departure of former HR chief Gaby Toledano, who had been on leave since August. Chris Lister was promoted to VP of Gigafactory Operations and will be responsible for ramping up Model 3 production. Hours before the posting, Musk sat for a 2 1/2-hour interview with comedian Joe Rogan, during which the two mused about work and life while smoking a marijuana joint on camera. Elon Musk announced some major executive changes at Tesla, shuffling in a new president to oversee automotive operations, a new … [Read more...] about Elon Musk shakes up executive ranks at Tesla after bizarre interview leaves investors rattled
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San Antonio man executed for murder, robbery
By Emilie Eaton Published 6:53 pm CDT, Tuesday, July 17, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-3', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 3', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Courtesy Photo Image 1of/3 CaptionClose Image 1 of 3 Hasmukh “Hash” Patel stands inside his convenience store in 1988. He was murdered there in 2004. Hasmukh “Hash” Patel stands inside his convenience store in 1988. He was murdered there in 2004. Photo: Courtesy Photo Image 2 of 3 Christopher Anthony Young speaks to a San Antonio Express-News reporter on June 20, 2018 at the Allan B. Polunsky Unit in Livingston. Young, 34, was sentenced to death for a string of crimes in Southeast San Antonio that … [Read more...] about San Antonio man executed for murder, robbery
ELON MUSK: Tesla is changing its strategy to bring the Model Y to market faster
Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a surprise announcement during Wednesday’s second-quarter earnings call. Musk said Tesla will no longer use an entirely different vehicle architecture to build the Model Y, the compact SUV due to hit the market by 2020. Tesla will instead borrow from the Model 3’s vehicle architecture to build the Model Y. That should make Model Y production a lot easier in the future. “Upon the council of my executive team to reel me back from the cliffs of insanity, the Model Y will, in fact, be using substantial carry over from Model 3 in order to bring it to market faster,” Musk said. Musk said during the company’s first-quarter earnings call that Tesla will use a different platform from the Model 3 to build the Model Y. That could have been a potentially disastrous move. Major automakers like General Motors use a single “vehicle architecture” to assemble a family of cars, allowing for more efficient and less costly production. … [Read more...] about ELON MUSK: Tesla is changing its strategy to bring the Model Y to market faster
Dick’s faced boycott threats when it changed its gun policies — but the majority of America agrees with the retailer
caption A Dick’s Sporting Goods store in Broomfield, Colorado. Dick’s Sporting Goods changed its gun-sales policies in February. source Reuters/Rick Wilking Dick’s Sporting Goods faced backlash after it changed its gun policies in the aftermath of the Parkland, Florida shooting. However, foot traffic actually increased in the two weeks after Dick’s announced the new gun policies. 73% of respondents polled by MSN said that they agreed with Dick’s decision to stop selling assault-style rifles. While Dick’s Sporting Goods faced boycott threats after taking a stance on gun control, data suggests that the initial wave of anger hasn’t been backed by action. On February 28, Dick’s Sporting Goods announced it would no longer sell assault-style weapons and would stop selling guns to people under the age of 21. The backlash was swift, with employees … [Read more...] about Dick’s faced boycott threats when it changed its gun policies — but the majority of America agrees with the retailer
Matt Comyn has taken an axe to CBA’s senior executive team
CBA’s incoming CEO Matt Comyn has stripped three senior executives from the management team. He wants to create an executive team to “rebuild the trust and pride” in the bank Outing going CEO Ian Narev said: “Leadership transitions are inevitably a time of change in senior teams.” Three senior executives are going from the Commonwealth as incoming CEO Matt Comyn starts to put his personal stamp on the management team and to position the bank to regain “trust and pride”. Melanie Laing, Group Executive Human Resources, Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, Group Executive Institutional Banking and Markets, and David Whiteing, Group Executive Enterprise Services and Chief Information Officer, are all leaving. Comyn now has four vacancies — including his old position of Group Executive Retail Banking Services — on the 12-member Group Executive to fill. No replacements were announced and Comyn made it clear the changes are about rebuilding community … [Read more...] about Matt Comyn has taken an axe to CBA’s senior executive team