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Indian-Origin Vaibhav Taneja Appointed Tesla's Chief Financial Officer

Vaibhav Taneja (45) was appointed Tesla CFO in addition to his current role as chief accounting officer (CAO) of Tesla on Friday

Indian-origin Vaibhav Taneja has been named Tesla's new chief financial officer (CFO) as the company's previous finance chief Zachary Kirkhorn decided to step down, the PTI reported. US-based EV major Tesla in a company filing on Monday said Kirkhorn's 13-year tenure with the Elon Musk-led American EV giant was described as one of "tremendous expansion and growth".

"Tesla thanks Mr Kirkhorn for his significant contributions. Mr Kirkhorn will continue to serve Tesla through the end of the year to support a seamless transition," it said.

According to the report, Taneja (45) was appointed Tesla CFO in addition to his current role as chief accounting officer (CAO) of Tesla on Friday after Kirhorn, Tesla's Master of Coin and finance chief for the last four years, stepped down from the post.

Kirkhorn in a LinkedIn post said, "This morning Tesla announced that I’ve stepped down from my role as Chief Financial Officer, succeeded by our Chief Accounting Officer, Vaibhav Taneja. Being a part of this company is a special experience, and I’m extremely proud of the work we’ve done together since I joined over 13 years ago. As I shift my responsibilities to support this transition, I want to thank the talented, passionate, and hard-working employees at Tesla, who have accomplished things many thought (were) not possible. I also want to thank Elon for his leadership and optimism, which has inspired so many people," he said.

Taneja has served as Tesla’s CAO since March 2019 and as the Corporate Controller since May 2018. He served as the Assistant Corporate Controller between February 2017 and May 2018, and from March 2016, served in various finance and accounting roles at SolarCity Corporation, a US-based solar panel developer acquired by Tesla in 2016.

Before that, Taneja was employed at PricewaterhouseCoopers in both India and the US between July 1999 and March 2016, the company filing said. 

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