Tesla chief Elon Musk pushed back Wednesday night against a report that outgoing 21st Century CEO James Murdoch was set to replace him as Tesla chairman.
“This is incorrect,” Musk tweeted in reply to the Financial Times, after the outlet had shared its report Murdoch was the “lead candidate” to become chairman.
This is incorrect
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 10, 2018
Murdoch, already a Tesla board member, has indicated he wants the job to executives at the electric car company, according to FT.
Tesla did not respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.