Robyn Denholm
Robyn Denholm | |
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Born | Robyn M. Denholm 27 May 1963[1] Milperra, New South Wales, Australia |
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Title | Chair of Tesla |
Term | November 2018 – present |
Predecessor | Elon Musk |
Board member of | Tesla, Inc. |
Robyn M. Denholm (born 27 May 1963) is an Australian business executive. In November 2018, Denholm succeeded Elon Musk as chair of Tesla, Inc.[3]
Early life[]
Denholm was born on 27 May 1963 in Milperra, New South Wales.[1] She was raised there, where her parents owned a service station.[4] Working at her parents' service station, Denholm handled the financial accounts, repaired cars, pumped petrol and became interested in cars.[5]
Denholm graduated from the University of Sydney with a bachelor's degree in economics, and from the University of New South Wales in 1999 with a master's degree in commerce.[6][5] Denholm is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand.[7]
Career[]
After graduating, Denholm worked in accountancy for Arthur Andersen in Sydney.[5] This was followed by seven years at Toyota Australia.[8][6][5] Denholm worked at the IT companies Sun Microsystems,[8][6] and then Juniper Networks for nine years in finance and operations roles, rising to chief financial officer of Juniper.[5][8][6] In 2014, Denholm became a non-executive director of Tesla, Inc.[8] In the following four years as a non-executive director of Tesla, including as chair of the audit committee, Denholm received US$17 million in Tesla stock options.[5]
In early-2017, Denholm was appointed as chief operations officer (COO) of Telstra, Australia's largest telecoms company,[9] subsequently becoming chief financial officer (CFO) on 1 October 2018.[10] In November 2018, Denholm gave notice of resignation after only five weeks in the role as a result of stepping into the role of chair of Tesla Inc. Telstra CEO Andy Penn announced that Denholm would end her responsibilities as CFO at Telstra on 6 May 2019.[8][11]
Net worth[]
Denholm debuted on The Australian Financial Review Rich List in 2021 with a net worth of A$688 million.[2]
Year | Financial Review Rich List |
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2021[2] | 162 | $688 million |
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References[]
- ^ a b "Robyn Denholm, una mentora para Musk en Tesla". El País. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ a b c Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (27 May 2021). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Tesla IR | Robyn M. Denholm". Tesla Investor Relations.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Lewis, Michelle. "Telstra appoints new Chief Operations Officer. Who is Robyn Denholm?". voiceplus.com.au. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Waters, Richard; Smyth, Jamie (9 November 2018). "Low-key Robyn Denholm takes on challenge of taming Elon Musk". Financial Times. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Tesla picks telco executive Robyn Denholm to replace Elon Musk as chairman". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ ABB. "Director CV". new.abb.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Kollewe, Julia (8 November 2018). "Tesla names new chair to replace Elon Musk". the Guardian.
- ^ Berndtson, Odgers. "CFO one-on-one interview with Robyn Denholm". odgersberndtson.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Capacity Media". www.capacitymedia.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- ^ "Telstra announces resignation of Robyn Denholm as Chief Financial Officer". www.telstra.com.au. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
External links[]
- Media related to Robyn M. Denholm at Wikimedia Commons
- Living people
- Chief financial officers
- 1963 births
- University of Sydney alumni
- University of New South Wales alumni
- Tesla, Inc. people
- Australian chairpersons of corporations
- 21st-century Australian businesspeople
- Businesspeople from Sydney
- Australian accountants
- Automotive businesspeople