Former long-time Tesla CFO Deepak Ahuja joins JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials
Electrek • 5/11/2026 – 5/12/2026
Summary
Deepak Ahuja, former chief financial officer of Tesla for 11 years, is joining Redwood Materials as CFO. This move reunites him with JB Straubel, Tesla co-founder and former CTO. Redwood Materials recently laid off 10% of its workforce and lost several senior executives as it restructures around its energy storage business.
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