在过去的一年里，人们一直在谈论 Elon Musk 是否会花足够的时间在特斯拉身上，因为他正在领导多家公司，包括 SpaceX、The Boring Company、Neuralink 和他去年收购的社交媒体巨头 Twitter。

马斯克一再向特斯拉投资者保证，他适合经营这家电动汽车制造商，而他本月早些时候任命了一位新的 Twitter 首席执行官这一事实肯定会减轻一些压力。 

然后有关于埃隆马斯克在特斯拉的计划的传言，一些猜测声称他作为电动汽车制造商首席执行官的日子已经屈指可数了。马斯克在本月早些时候的特斯拉年度股东大会上平息了这些谣言。

尽管如此，一些特斯拉股东和分析师也想知道，如果埃隆马斯克以某种方式丧失能力，公司将会发生什么。好吧，事实证明他有一个继任计划，董事会也知道他提出的担任最高职位的建议。

在 5 月 23 日接受《华尔街日报》采访时（在上面的视频中观看完整内容），马斯克谈到了他的继任计划以及汽车制造商在他缺席的情况下将做什么，尤其是在出现意外情况时。

“有些人我已经告诉董事会，'看，如果我发生意外，这是我接管的建议。' 董事会知道我的建议是谁。当然，这取决于他们。他们可能会选择不同的方向，但在最坏的情况下，这就是谁应该管理公司，”马斯克说。

虽然他没有点名，但他想到了几个候选人，包括汽车高级副总裁 Tom Zhu，在有传言称他将接替 Elon Musk 担任公司首席执行官后，他于 4 月接任该职位。朱对特斯拉业务了如指掌，如果伊隆·马斯克发生意外，他很可能是接手的理想人选。 

在特斯拉面临这种情况之前，投资者应该松一口气，因为知道名单上有一个明确的名字供董事会考虑，以防现任首席执行官因某种原因不再能够领导这家汽车制造商。 

在同一次采访中，埃隆·马斯克还深入了解了他如何能够同时管理这么多公司。事实证明，他并不是超人，他只是试图尽可能高效地管理自己的时间。

本质上，马斯克表示，他将一周中的某一天将每个企业的需求分开。例如，周一他可能会管理特斯拉，而周二可能专门负责 Twitter 的日常运营。 

然而，紧迫的问题必须立即处理，因此马斯克承认他可能会在同一天兼顾两家或更多这样的公司。例如，星期二是特斯拉日，但马斯克说他也会在晚上抽出一些时间在 Twitter 上。“这些事情有些交织在一起。时间管理极其困难，”他说。

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资料来源：华尔街日报 (YouTube)来自Teslarati

原文：Musk Has Tesla Succession Plan, Board Aware Of His Recommendation

Tesla's CEO did not say who is on his list of potential successors, though.

May 25, 2023 at 6:38am ET

By: Dan Mihalascu

There has been a lot of talk over the past year whether Elon Musk dedicates enough time to Tesla seeing as he's heading several companies, including SpaceX, The Boring Company, Neuralink, and social media giant Twitter, which he acquired last year.

Musk has repeatedly reassured Tesla investors that he's fit to run the EV maker, and the fact he appointed a new Twitter CEO earlier this month will definitely take some of the pressure off. 

Then there were rumors regarding Elon Musk's plans at Tesla, with some speculation claiming that his days as CEO of the EV maker are numbered. Musk put those rumors to rest at Tesla's Annual Shareholder Event earlier this month.

Still, some Tesla shareholders and analysts are also wondering what will happen to the company should something incapacitate Elon Musk in some way. Well, it turns out he has a succession plan in place and the board is aware of his recommendations to take the top job.

In an interview with Wall Street Journal on May 23 (watch it in full in the video above), Musk talked about his succession plan and what the automaker will do in his absence, especially if it's something unexpected.

"There are particular individuals that I've told the board, 'Look, if something happens to me unexpectedly, this is my recommendation for taking over.' The board is aware of who my recommendation is. It's up to them, of course. They may choose to go a different direction, but in a worst case scenario, this is who should run the company," Musk said.

While he didn't name names, several candidates come to mind, including Senior Vice President of Automotive Tom Zhu, who took over the role in April after rumors that he was to replace Elon Musk as the company's CEO. Zhu knows everything about the Tesla business and would likely be the ideal candidate to take over should something unexpected happen to Elon Musk. 

Until Tesla is faced with such a scenario, investors should be relieved to know that a clear-cut name is on the list for the board to consider in case the current CEO is no longer able to head the automaker for some reason. 

In the same interview, Elon Musk also provided insight into how he's able to manage so many companies simultaneously. As it turns out, he's not superhuman, he just tries to manage his time as efficiently as humanly possible.

Essentially, Musk said he is separating each business's needs for a single day of the week. For example, on a Monday he may manage Tesla, while a Tuesday may be dedicated to the daily operation of Twitter. 

However, pressing issues must be dealt with immediately, so Musk admitted that he may be juggling two or more of this companies on the same day. Tuesday, for example, was a Tesla day, but Musk said he would also dedicate some of his time to Twitter in the evening. "These things somewhat intertwine. Time management is extremely difficult," he said.

Source: Wall Street Journal (YouTube) via Teslarati