In keeping with Sreela Venkataratnam’s LinkedIn profile, she held the place of vice chairman Finance and Enterprise Operations at Tesla.
In her publish saying the resignation, she stated that she joined Tesla in early 2013 as director of finance operations. “After 11 unbelievable years, I bid farewell to Tesla. Reflecting on this journey, it has been nothing wanting extraordinary. I joined as Director of Finance Operations in early 2013, when Tesla was an organization with lower than $1B in yearly revenues, a market cap of ~$4B and fewer than 3000 automobiles delivered in a 12 months. Leaving as a Vice President (one in all solely two girls VPs within the firm) with annual revenues hovering near $100B, market cap to $700B (reaching $1T throughout the pandemic) and automobiles delivered in a 12 months to greater than 1.8 million, I’m pleased with how a lot we’ve achieved collectively,” she stated.
After describing her private profession trajectory, she expressed gratitude for her colleagues. “I’m profoundly grateful to the unbelievable champions, together with some who’re now not with the corporate, my teammates and colleagues who supported me and my workforce all through this journey. Your integrity, dedication and collaboration had been instrumental in our shared success.”
She additionally shared her plan publish resignation. “As I take a break to spend high quality time with household, reconnect with outdated associates, and deal with private well-being, I’m energized for what lies forward. When the time is correct, I’m hopeful that I will likely be lucky to seek out one other unbelievable alternative like Tesla, the place I can drive impactful change and contribute to a significant mission with distinctive individuals. Thanks to everybody who has been part of this outstanding chapter. Right here’s to new beginnings and future adventures!”
Venkataratnam acquired a number of feedback with a lot of her colleagues wishing her nicely and commending her work. Certainly one of her acquiantance Jason Wheeler replied, “You probably did it proper, Sreela. Congrats on a tremendous run at an organization that wasn’t all the time straightforward to work at. Bravo!”. In response Sreela stated, “Thanks a lot, Jason! It’s positively not for the faint of coronary heart! It was nice working with you particularly throughout these robust days! Hope you might be doing nicely!”
