Tesla’s HR chief leaves company after swathe of job cuts

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Allie Arebalo, the senior director of US HR at the automotive company, reportedly left her position recently, two unnamed people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. Mr Musk later took to X, which he also owns, and insisted Tesla intended to still expand the network “just at a slower pace for new locations and more focus on 100% uptime and expansion of existing locations.” open image in gallery Allie Arebalo latest senior Tesla executive to leave Elon Musk’s EV company High-powered Supercharger stations are capable of putting hundreds of miles of range into a Tesla in around 30 minutes. open image in gallery Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during live interview with Ben Shapiro at the symposium on fighting antisemitism on 22 January 2024 in Krakow, Poland Mr Musk wrote in an internal memo announcing the job cuts that there was “nothing I hate more” than cutting down the workforce, but the billionaire entrepreneur said the decision had been made to ensure the company was “lean, innovative and hungry for the next growth phase cycle”. The same day that the mass job cuts were announced, two key Tesla executives revealed on X–also owned by Mr Musk–that they would be stepping away from the company.