Deepak Ahuja

Deepak Ahuja
Born दीपक अहूजा
January 1963 (age 55)[1]
Mumbai, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Chief Financial Officer
Known for Tesla, Inc.

Deepak Prabhu Ahuja (Hindi: दीपक अहूजा) is a financial executive working in the automotive manufacturing industry. As of 2018 he was Chief Financial Officer of Tesla.

Ahuja holds a bachelor's degree in ceramic engineering from Banaras Hindu University and a masters degree from Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science of Northwestern University.[2] Ahuja enrolled at Northwest University in 1985, with his first class being taught by Morris E. Fine.[2]

Ahuja spent six years working for Kennametal near Pittsburgh, and obtained a Master of Business Administration qualification from Carnegie Mellon University.[2]

In 1993 Ahuja moved to Woodhaven, Michigan to accept a job with the Ford Motor Company.[2] He became Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the AutoAlliance International joint-venture between Ford and Mazda.[2] Ahuja then moved to become CFO of Ford in Southern Africa.[2] He then returned to Michigan to act as controller of Ford's fuel-efficient small cars product development programme.[2]

On 13 June 2008 Ahuja was offered the position of Chief Financial Officer at Tesla Motors, reporting to then CEO and president Ze'ev Drori.[3] In 2015 Ahuja retired from Tesla, and then returned as Chief Financial Officer again in February 2017 to replace Jason Wheeler.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Deepak Ahuja. Personal appointments (Report). Companies House. Retrieved 18 September 2018. Date of birth: January 1963
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Star, Leanne (11 November 2011). "Alumni profile: Deepak Ahuja" (PDF). McCormick Magazine. No. Fall 2011. p. 42. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Harding, Craig W.; Drori, Ze'ev; Tesla Motors (13 June 2008). Offer of Employment with Tesla Motors (Report). Retrieved 18 September 2018 – via U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  4. ↑ Rosenbaum, Eric (2 May 2018). "This is the man Elon Musk trusts to rein in the Tesla cash crisis". CNBC. Retrieved 18 September 2018. in 2015 Ahuja retired somewhat of a hero. … retaken the CFO post in February 2017

Further reading

  • Ahuja, Deepak. Tesla CFO Deepak Ahuja discusses Elon Musk and the auto industry – via Vimeo.
  • Ahuja, Deepak (16 June 2016). Deepak Ahuja: 2016 Northwestern Engineering Master's Recognition Ceremony Address. Northwestern University – via Youtube.
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