Elon Musk Could Become First Trillionaire Under New Tesla Pay Plan

Tesla’s board unveiled a compensation package for the chief executive that could be worth $900 billion if he meets ambitious targets.

Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, would have to meet certain targets, including a 25-fold increase in Tesla’s profit, in order to earn a pay package that could make him a trillionaire.Credit…Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Tesla’s board on Friday proposed a pay package that could make its chief executive, Elon Musk, the world’s first trillionaire as long as he meets a series of very ambitious corporate goals.Elon Musk, wearing a dark jacket and dark shirt, adjusts a black hat on this head that says “DOGE.”

Mr. Musk, already the world’s richest person, would have to increase Tesla’s stock market value eightfold over the next decade to collect the full value of the package, according to a securities filing.

All the compensation would be in the form of Tesla shares. The package, which must be approved by the company’s shareholders, is expected to be put to a vote at an annual meeting on Nov. 6.

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