---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-22-032575"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TSLA"
cik: "0001318605"
company_name: "Tesla, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-09-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T06:56:22.747364+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Tesla appoints Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia as independent director

## Summary
- Joe Gebbia appointed to Tesla's Board of Directors effective September 25, 2022.
- Gebbia waived cash compensation and joined board in waiving equity compensation until July 2023.
- No related party transactions requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Reg S-K.
- Board has not assigned Gebbia to any committee yet; appointments will be considered in ordinary course.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-22-032575
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TSLA
- cik: 0001318605
- company_name: Tesla, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-09-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459022032575/0001564590-22-032575-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459022032575/tsla-8k_20220925.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-032575
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-032575.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-032575.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Joseph Gebbia was appointed as Director at Tesla, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On and effective as of September 25, 2022, Joseph Gebbia was appointed to serve as a member of the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of Tesla, Inc. (“ Tesla ”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318605/000156459022032575/0001564590-22-032575-index.htm

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