Vaibhav Taneja

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Vaibhav Taneja
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Born1977/1978(age 46–47) [1]
Alma materAmerican Institute of Certified Public Accountant (2006)
(BCom) Delhi University (1999)
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (2000)
Occupation(s) Chief financial officer and Chief accounting officer at Tesla

Vaibhav Taneja is an Indian American executive who is currently serving as chief financial officer of Tesla, Inc., since 2023. He is also the company's chief accounting officer and one of the directors of Tesla India Motors and Energy Private Limited. Taneja is a certified public accountant.

Life

Taneja earned his BCom degree from Delhi University in 1999. and is also a qualified Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. [2] From July 1999 to March 2016, Taneja worked for PwC in India and the United States, ultimately holding the role of senior manager in assurance. [3] In 2016, he joined SolarCity as its corporate controller. [3]

In February 2017, Taneja joined Tesla, Inc. when SolarCity was acquired, as its assistant corporate controller. [4] In May 2018, he was promoted to corporate controller. [5] In March 2019, Taneja became the chief accounting officer, replacing Dave Morton. [4] [5] He was also made the director of Tesla India Motors and Energy Private Limited based in Bangalore in January 2021. [2] [6] In August 2023, he succeeded Zach Kirkhorn as the chief financial officer. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/tesla-appoints-indian-origin-vaibhav-taneja-as-cfo-five-things-to-know-about-him
  2. 1 2 Sengupta, Ankita (August 7, 2023). "Vaibhav Taneja: 7 things to know about Tesla's new Indian-origin CFO". Moneycontrol. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Sriram, Akash (August 7, 2023). "Tesla names insider Taneja CFO as Kirkhorn steps down". Reuters. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Ferris, Robert (March 14, 2019). "Tesla's Kirkhorn officially takes over as CFO. Corporate Controller Taneja promoted to Chief Accounting Officer". CNBC. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 "Indian-Origin Vaibhav Taneja Appointed Tesla's Chief Financial Officer". NDTV.com. August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Meet Tesla India Directors: A chartered accountant, a serial entrepreneur, and a company insider". Moneycontrol. January 13, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
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