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Tesla's head of HR has resigned

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Tesla has often experienced a high level of executive turnover. Getty Images/Joshua Lott
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Gabrielle Toledano, Tesla's head of human resources, has resigned, Bloomberg first reported.

Toledano confirmed her departure in an email to Business Insider. She said she had requested time off near the end of June and made the decision to leave the company "some time ago."

Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In late August, a Tesla spokesperson said Toledano had taken a leave of absence to spend time with her family. She had worked at Tesla since May 2017 and was previously the head of talent and human resources at Electronic Arts.

Toledano's departure is the third from a senior Tesla employee this week, following chief accountant Dave Morton, who resigned on Tuesday, and head of communications Sarah O'Brien, whose final day at the company is Friday, according to Bloomberg.

Morton, who started working at Tesla in early August, said in a regulatory filing that Tesla operated at a faster pace and received more outside scrutiny than he had expected. He added that he had no issues with Tesla's financial reporting.

"Since I joined Tesla on August 6th, the level of public attention placed on the company, as well as the pace within the company, have exceeded my expectations. As a result, this caused me to reconsider my future. I want to be clear that I believe strongly in Tesla, its mission, and its future prospects, and I have no disagreements with Tesla's leadership or its financial reporting," he said.

Tesla has often experienced a high level of executive turnover. This year, the company has faced departures from its heads of sales and finance, Morton's predecessor as chief accountant, and various senior engineers.

Have a Tesla news tip? Contact this reporter at mmatousek@jkmperu.com.

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