Has Tesla dissolved its US public relations department?
US based publication Electrek
believes that Tesla Motors no longer operates a public relations department in the United States and says no reason has been offered by the manufacturer for this.
According to Electrek, following the departure of global communications director Keeley Sulprizio from Tesla in December 2019 to lead the communications team at Impossible Foods, other people in the communications team have had their positions reassigned or have left the company.
Tesla product global communications director Alan Cooper was reassigned to demand generation director in February 2020 but then left the company in September according to his LinkedIn profile.
Tesla communications manager Alexander Ingram became the vehicles and energy content leader in February 2020 according to his LinkedIn profile.
Senior global communications manager and head of global product launches Danielle Meister left Tesla in March 2020 moving to WhatsApp in April according to her LinkedIn profile.
Tesla communications senior manager Gina Antonini became the brands external relations and employee experience director in June 2020 according to her LinkedIn profile.
Tesla communications and press fleet manager Rich Otto became a product manager in September 2020 according to his LinkedIn profile.
Electrek journalist Fred Lambert reports that the company seems to have some PR staff in European and Asian markets, but the core US global team has been dissolved.
Lambert says that Tesla is leaving all US media enquiries unanswered and is not responding to any stories.
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If public feedback shared over various media, continues it may be all that is needed. The truths will out, no matter what any one group states.
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