Marks to Musk: Eberhard shouldn't stay on the board

From:: Michael Marks (then Tesla interim CEO)
Date:: November 15, 2007
To:: Elon Musk
Subject:: board

I've thought about it, and completely agree with the idea that Martin shouldn't stay on the board, just fyi

About this email

Interim CEO Michael Marks tells Musk he agrees with the idea that Martin Eberhard should not remain on Tesla's board. Musk published it in 2009 to rebut Eberhard's lawsuit.

Notes

Email TO Musk, published by Musk himself; header as published: From Michael Marks, Sent Thursday, November 15, 2007 10:38 PM, To Elon Musk, Subject 'board'. Musk's side of the exchange was not published. Marks's title is from general reporting, not the header.

Where it came from

Published by Musk; attribution confirmed.

TechCrunch (reproducing Musk's Tesla blog post of 22 June 2009)

Tesla, board, investors & advisers. Tags: eberhard, board, founding-era, marks

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