Tesla Replaces CFO as Kirkhorn Ends 13 Years at the EV Maker (4)

Tesla Inc. Chief Financial Officer Zachary Kirkhorn stepped down after 13 years at the electric-vehicle maker, a surprise shakeup that raises new questions about succession in the top ranks of Elon Musk’s company.

Kirkhorn, one of just four executive officers and a prominent voice for the company with shareholders, resigned from his duties Aug. 4, the company said Monday in a regulatory filing. He’ll continue to serve in an unspecified capacity through the end of the year “to support a seamless transition.”

Chief Accounting Officer Vaibhav Taneja took on the CFO role in addition to his current duties, ...