• adarza@lemmy.ca
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    6 hours ago

    he’s a minority owner, don’t think he himself even holds a majority of voting shares outright–there’s some bullshit and shenanigans going on that gives him the ‘control’. iirc, it requires near-90% approval of all non-musk held voting shares to make ‘major’ changes like ousting a board member or ceo. that’s why he’s still ‘in charge’

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      6 hours ago

      it requires near-90% approval of all non-musk held voting shares to make ‘major’ changes like ousting a board member or ceo.

      No, you’re thinking of News Corp and Murdoch’s shenanigans.

      Tesla has a standard structure. He doesn’t own a majority of shares, but he does own a significatn percentage and investors aligned with him combined have enough for him not to be at any significant risk.

      The directors however have a fiduciary duty to act in the interests of all shareholders, so going through the motions of considering a replacement ticks that box.