Robyn Denholm
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Born | Robyn M. Sammut 27 May 1963[1] Milperra, New South Wales, Australia |
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Title | Chair of the Board of Tesla, Inc. |
Term | November 2018 – Present |
Predecessor | Elon Musk |
Robyn M. Denholm (née Sammut; born 27 May 1963) is an Australian business executive. In November 2018, Denholm succeeded Elon Musk as chair of Tesla, Inc.[2]
Early life
Denholm was born 27 May 1963 in Milperra, New South Wales.[1] Her parents met and married in Tripoli, Libya, immigrating to Australia in the 1950s. She has Maltese and Italian ancestry on her father's side and Maltese and Scottish ancestry on her mother's side; her father spoke five languages.[3]
Denholm grew up in the Sydney suburb of
Denholm graduated from the
Career
After graduating, Denholm worked in accountancy for Arthur Andersen in Sydney.[4] This was followed by seven years at Toyota Australia.[4][5][7] 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 (CFO) of Juniper.[4][5][7] In 2014, Denholm became a non-executive director on the board of directors 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 US$17 million in Tesla stock options.[4]
In early 2017, Denholm was appointed as
In January 2021, Denholm became an operating partner at Blackbird Ventures, a venture capital firm.[2]
Net worth
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Other activities
In 2022, Denholm's
Personal life
Denholm is married to David Taylor, a retired electrical engineer. She has a son and a daughter.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Robyn Denholm, una mentora para Musk en Tesla". El País. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Robyn M. Denholm". Tesla Investor Relations.
- ^ a b c d Davis, Tony (26 February 2021). "What it's really like to ride shotgun with Elon". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ 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. 8 November 2018. 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. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Telstra announces resignation of Robyn Denholm as Chief Financial Officer". www.telstra.com.au. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ a b Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (27 May 2021). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Thomsen, Simon (16 March 2022). "Tesla chair Robyn Denholm is buying a slice of the Sydney Kings and Flames basketball teams". Startup Daily. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
External links
- Media related to Robyn M. Denholm at Wikimedia Commons