Robyn Denholm
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 Denholm in 2018 | |
| Born | Robyn M. Denholm 27 May 1963[1] Milperra, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
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| Title | Chairperson, Tesla, Inc. |
| Term | November 2018‒ |
| Predecessor | Elon Musk |
| Board member of | Tesla |
Robyn M. Denholm (born 27 May 1963) is an Australian business executive. She succeeded Elon Musk as chairwoman of Tesla, Inc. in November 2018.[2]
Early life
Denholm was born on 27 May 1963 in Milperra, New South Wales.[1] She was raised there, where her parents owned a service station.[3] Working at her parents' service station, Denholm handled the financial accounts, repaired cars, pumped petrol and became interested in cars.[4]
Denholm received a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Sydney, and a master's degree in commerce from the University of New South Wales in 1999.[5][4] She is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand.[6]
Career
After graduating, Denholm worked in accountancy for Arthur Andersen in Sydney.[4] This was followed by seven years at Toyota Australia.[7][5][4] Denholm worked at the IT companies Sun Microsystems,[7][5] and then Juniper Networks for nine years in finance and operations roles, rising to chief financial officer of Juniper.[4][7][5] In 2014, Denholm became a non-executive director of Tesla, Inc.[7] In the following four years as a non-executive director of Tesla, including as chair of the audit committee, Denholm received $17 million in Tesla stock options.[4]
In early-2017, Denholm was appointed as chief operations officer (COO) of Telstra, Australia's largest telecoms company,[8] subsequently becoming chief financial officer (CFO) on 1 October 2018.[9] In November 2018, Denholm gave notice of resignation after only 5 weeks in the role as a result of stepping into the role of chairwoman for Tesla's Board of Directors. Telstra CEO Andy Penn announced that she will formally end her responsibilities as CFO at Telstra on 6 May 2019.[10][7]
References
- ^ a b "Robyn Denholm, una mentora para Musk en Tesla". El País. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Tesla IR | Robyn M. Denholm". Tesla Investor Relations.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lewis, Michelle. "Telstra appoints new Chief Operations Officer. Who is Robyn Denholm?". voiceplus.com.au. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Waters, Richard; Smyth, Jamie (9 November 2018). "Low-key Robyn Denholm takes on challenge of taming Elon Musk". Financial Times. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Tesla picks telco executive Robyn Denholm to replace Elon Musk as chairman". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ ABB. "Director CV". new.abb.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Kollewe, Julia (8 November 2018). "Tesla names new chair to replace Elon Musk". the Guardian.
- ^ Berndtson, Odgers. "CFO one-on-one interview with Robyn Denholm". odgersberndtson.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Capacity Media". www.capacitymedia.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ "Telstra announces resignation of Robyn Denholm as Chief Financial Officer". www.telstra.com.au. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
External links
Media related to Robyn M. Denholm at Wikimedia Commons
