Tesla board opened search for a CEO to succeed Elon Musk, WSJ reports

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk attends an event at the White House

(Reuters) – Tesla board members last month reached out to several executive search firms to look for a successor for CEO Elon Musk, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the discussions.

(Reporting by Bipasha Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Alan Barona)