Tesla appoints former head of Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund to its board
Tesla has appointed Hiromichi (Hiro) Mizuno, former head of Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund, to the board of directors.
Today, Tesla announced that its board has authorized the number of directors on the Board of Directors to increase from nine to 10 in order to appoint Mizuno.
Mizuno was executive managing director and chief investment officer of Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund until last month.
He was recently praised by Tesla CEO Elon Musk when he announced that the fund would stop lending money to short sellers.
Tesla’s stock has often been the most bet against by short sellers on the NASDAQ. The longtime finance industry expert is now a member of the Audit Committee of Tesla’s Board.
Over the last few years, Tesla has taken heat for its board not being independent enough from Musk and his family.
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