Under Elon Musk, the American entrepreneur who leads Tesla and SpaceX, key executives have recently been leaving in succession.

According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and CNBC on the 10th (local time), Vice President Raj Jagannathan, who had worked at Tesla for more than 10 years, recently left the company.

Vice President Jagannathan had overseen Tesla information technology (IT) and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, business applications, and information security, and his tenure alone amounts to 13 years. Since Tesla was founded in 2003, that means he has been with the company for more than half of its history.

He wrote on LinkedIn, “It is not easy to put 13 years into one sentence,” adding, “My journey at Tesla was a process of constant evolution. I am grateful to Tesla for giving me such a wonderful opportunity.”

Although the specific background of his resignation was not disclosed, it was reported that as departures among Tesla executives continued recently, the workload of Vice President Jagannathan also increased significantly. An IT specialist, he had overseen the sales and service divisions as well since last July, after Troy Jones, then head of North American sales, resigned.

Earlier, Vice President Omid Afshar, chief of production operations for North America and Europe and long regarded as a close aide to Musk, resigned, and North America HR head Jenna Perua, AI chief Milan Kovac (vice president), top battery executive Vinit Mehta, and software head David Lau also left the company in succession.

At xAI, an artificial intelligence company acquired by SpaceX, senior personnel have also been leaving. xAI co-founder Wu Yuhuai (American name Tony Wu) announced his resignation that day via the social network X. He told CEO Musk that “I was grateful to be able to believe in the mission and share the journey,” but it has been suggested that the recent controversies surrounding xAI may also have influenced his decision.

In fact, at xAI last year, Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Mike Liberatore, and General Counsel Robert Kiel resigned in succession, and as co-founders including Kristian Segedi, Igor Babuschkin, and Greg Yang also left, rumors of internal discord surfaced.

CEO Musk also showed displeasure last month on X, saying, “There are almost no departures I regret.” Wu said, “This is an era when small teams armed with AI can change the world and redefine possibilities,” expressing a desire to work at a smaller organization.

With core personnel leaving one after another, Musk also faces conflicts with factory workers. According to Reuters that day, Tesla filed a complaint against a member of the German metalworkers union IG Metall who recorded a works council session on a laptop during a meeting at its Berlin factory.