特斯拉CFO计划离职
特斯拉（Tesla）首席财务官和“货币大师”扎克·柯克霍恩宣布计划从该公司离职。他在特斯拉任职13年大获成功，有人认为这番成就最终将使他接任CEO。
柯克霍恩上周提交了辞职信，但周一的监管申报文件中宣布了其离职的消息。他将在特斯拉任职到年底，以辅助他的继任者。
特斯拉现任首席会计官瓦伊巴夫·塔尼娅将接替他的职位。
柯克霍恩在一篇LinkedIn帖子中写道：“我从13年前加入特斯拉，作为公司的一份子，这是一段特殊的经历，这让我倍感自豪。” “我的职责将转变为支持此次过渡。在此我要感谢特斯拉所有优秀、热情和努力的员工。我们取得了许多人认为不可能实现的成就。我还要感谢埃隆的领导力和乐观态度，这给许多人带来了启发。”
特斯拉并未解释柯克霍恩决定离职的原因。但他是少数几位学会了如何与埃隆·马斯克沟通和共事的高管之一。今年早些时候，《华尔街日报》报道称，柯克霍恩曾被视为可能接替埃隆·马斯克担任CEO的热门人选之一（尽管马斯克预计不会在短期内下台）。
这与他四年前进入财务领域担任CFO相比，已经不可同日而语。当时马斯克在一次电话会议中称，“扎克”将担任这个岗位。一些分析师当时还不清楚马斯克介绍的人是谁。（在负责特斯拉的财务工作之前，柯克霍恩的工作是分析师。）
柯克霍恩一直在特斯拉幕后，帮助公司成功转型取得了当前的成就。柯克霍恩刚担任CFO时，特斯拉的估值为500亿美元。现在其估值为7,730亿美元。（财富中文网）
翻译：刘进龙
审校：汪皓
特斯拉（Tesla）首席财务官和“货币大师”扎克·柯克霍恩宣布计划从该公司离职。他在特斯拉任职13年大获成功，有人认为这番成就最终将使他接任CEO。
柯克霍恩上周提交了辞职信，但周一的监管申报文件中宣布了其离职的消息。他将在特斯拉任职到年底，以辅助他的继任者。
特斯拉现任首席会计官瓦伊巴夫·塔尼娅将接替他的职位。
柯克霍恩在一篇LinkedIn帖子中写道：“我从13年前加入特斯拉，作为公司的一份子，这是一段特殊的经历，这让我倍感自豪。” “我的职责将转变为支持此次过渡。在此我要感谢特斯拉所有优秀、热情和努力的员工。我们取得了许多人认为不可能实现的成就。我还要感谢埃隆的领导力和乐观态度，这给许多人带来了启发。”
特斯拉并未解释柯克霍恩决定离职的原因。但他是少数几位学会了如何与埃隆·马斯克沟通和共事的高管之一。今年早些时候，《华尔街日报》报道称，柯克霍恩曾被视为可能接替埃隆·马斯克担任CEO的热门人选之一（尽管马斯克预计不会在短期内下台）。
这与他四年前进入财务领域担任CFO相比，已经不可同日而语。当时马斯克在一次电话会议中称，“扎克”将担任这个岗位。一些分析师当时还不清楚马斯克介绍的人是谁。（在负责特斯拉的财务工作之前，柯克霍恩的工作是分析师。）
柯克霍恩一直在特斯拉幕后，帮助公司成功转型取得了当前的成就。柯克霍恩刚担任CFO时，特斯拉的估值为500亿美元。现在其估值为7,730亿美元。（财富中文网）
翻译：刘进龙
审校：汪皓
Zach Kirkhorn, Tesla’s chief financial officer and “master of coin,” has announced plans to leave the company, ending a successful 13-year run that some thought would result in him taking over as CEO eventually.
Kirkhorn submitted his resignation last week, but the departure was announced Monday in a regulatory filing. He will stay with the company through the end of the year to support his successor.
Vaibhav Taneja, Tesla’s current chief accounting officer, will take over Kirkhorn’s role.
“Being a part of this company is a special experience and I’m extremely proud of the work we’ve done together since I joined over 13 years ago,” Kirkhorn wrote in a LinkedIn post. “As I shift my responsibilities to support this transition, I want to thank the talented, passionate, and hard-working employees at Tesla, who have accomplished things many thought not possible. I also want to thank Elon for his leadership and optimism, which has inspired so many people.”
No reason was given for Kirkhorn’s decision. He was, however, one of the few executives who has learned how to communicate with and work alongside Elon Musk. Earlier this year, the Wall Street Journal reported Kirkhorn was being eyed as a possible successor to Elon Musk as CEO (though Musk is not expected to step aside anytime soon).
That’s long way from his introduction to the financial world four years ago as CFO, when Musk said during a call that “Zach” would take the job. Some analysts had no idea who he was talking about at the time. (Prior to heading the company’s finances, he worked as an analyst.)
Kirkhorn has always operated in the background at Tesla, helping to transform the company into its current levels of success. Tesla was valued at $50 billion when he took the CFO job. Today, it’s worth $773 billion.
