‘Master of Coin’ leaves Tesla

Zachary Kirkhorn, Tesla’s chief financial officer, resigns after four years in the post. Kirkhorn earned $1.2m in salary as CFO and walks away with $168m in Tesla stock and options. (When he was promoted to CFO, Kirkhorn was granted the secondary title of “Master of Coin,” a reference to the TV series Game of Thrones.) On LinkedIn, Kirkhorn thanked Musk for his “leadership and optimism, which has inspired so many people,” but gave no reason for his departure.  Tech analyst Dan Ives said Mr. Kirkhorn was “a key part of this historic Tesla turnaround the last five years” and that his departure was “a blow in the near term” for Tesla.