Tesla appoints Indian-origin Vaibhav Taneja as CFO. All you need to know about him
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New man for the job
Elon Musk's electric car maker Tesla has named Indian-origin Vaibhav Taneja as its next Chief Financial Officer (CFO) after Zachary Kirkhorn stepped down
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Up the ladder
Taneja, 54, takes on this role in addition to his responsibilities as Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) of the US-based electric car major. Taneja has been serving as the CAO since March 2019, and as the Corporate Controller since May 2018 at Tesla
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Experience
Taneja has over 17 years of experience working with multinational companies in technology, retail & telecommunication
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Before Tesla
He joined Tesla after the EV maker acquired Solarcity through a $2.6 billion deal in 2016. Before Solarcity, Taneja worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). He began his career at PWC India, and then moved to the US in 2003
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Education
He went to Delhi University and was certified by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
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Stock under radar
Since Vaibhav joined Tesla, its stock soared 953%