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Alexandra Mertz

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155 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

And actually part of the structure of this compensation plan addresses that as the last two tranches are linked to a succession plan, to a more formal succession plan than what is currently in place.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

So 16 or 25%, that's not a question.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

But at 25%, Elon is sufficiently strong to prevent activists

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

shareholders trying to take over, bringing board members in that are not aligned with Tesla's mission.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

And I think that is the key point.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

Retail has always stood with Elon and has always been very active, knows what this company is about.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

So that is not the concern, but it is institutional

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

institutional funds that are in Tesla despite the fact that they don't really like the company don't understand the company vote against interest of the company and that can become stronger just by the pure mechanism of index funds of political activism and he wants to make sure that that can be prevented and he's right and the fact of being in Texas helps a lot but him getting to 25% obviously is a good shield but that's exactly the worry

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

I understand that.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

I understand that there is a fear.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

But ask those activists, what is their idea about Tesla?

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

What is their idea about a better world?

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

They never talk about that.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

They talk about the fact that they fear Elon is too powerful.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

They never talk about what Tesla is all about.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

I never hear a CalPERS or, God forbid, a Klaus Lewis ISS or the New York Comptroller talk about the mission of Tesla, talk about where Tesla is going.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

And, you know, I rather as a shareholder have Elon's have the keys to an army of bots than anybody else, including the four companies I just mentioned.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

Yes, we sure do.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

We sure want to hear that.

Bloomberg Tech
AI Backstop Debate, Musk’s $1 Trillion Pay Package

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