Tesla board chair begs shareholders to greenlight Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package, calling the upcoming vote a 'critical inflection point'

Tesla board chair begs shareholders to greenlight Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package, calling the upcoming vote a ‘critical inflection point’

Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm urged shareholders to back a proposed $1 trillion compensation package for CEO Elon Musk, warning in a letter Monday that the company risks losing “significant value” if the deal fails and Musk opts to step down as chief executive. The plea to investors comes ahead of Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting on…

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Elon Musk wants more control of Tesla so activist investors can’t boot him—but not so much the board can’t fire him if he goes ‘crazy’

Elon Musk wants more control of Tesla so activist investors can’t boot him—but not so much the board can’t fire him if he goes ‘crazy’

Tesla CEO Elon Musk just confessed that he thinks his 13% ownership stake in the electric vehicle manufacturer leaves him vulnerable to activist shareholders who could move to oust him from the $1 trillion company. Still, he admitted he shouldn’t have so much control over Tesla that the board can’t fire him if he goes…

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Campbell’s Soup gets a Gen X makeover — 42-year-old fashion exec joins her family at $9 billion canned-soup-and-snacks giant

Campbell’s Soup gets a Gen X makeover — 42-year-old fashion exec joins her family at $9 billion canned-soup-and-snacks giant

The great-granddaughter of the inventor of condensed soup has joined the fam at Campbell’s, the company announced this week. The daughter of late billionaire Campbell’s heiress Mary Alice Dorrance Malone will serve on the board following her mother’s death last month.  The Campbell’s Company on Friday announced it had elected 42-year-old luxury fashion entrepreneur Mary…

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