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- Tesla's CFO Zachary Kirkhorn is leaving the carmaker, the company said in a regulatory filing.
- Earlier this year, The Wall Street Journal reported Kirkhorn could be Elon Musk's successor at Tesla.
- Kirkhorn has worked at the electric-car maker for about 13 years.
Tesla said its chief financial officer, Zachary Kirkhorn, is leaving the company after working for the electric-car maker for about 13 years.
The EV company acknowledged that Kirkhorn, who had served as CFO for about three years, would be replaced by Vaibhav Taneja, Tesla's chief accounting officer, in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that was made public on Monday. The carmaker said Kirhorn would assist in the transition through the end of the year.