Tesla reportedly losing another senior executive

Another Tesla Inc. vice president is leaving the company, according to people familiar with the matter, as Elon Musk struggles to contain an exodus of senior executives.

Liam O’Connor, vice president of global supply management, has resigned from the electric-car maker, said the people, who requested anonymity because the information hadn’t been made public.

Tesla representatives didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

O’Connor, who joined Tesla in March 2015 from Apple Inc., is at least the fifth senior executive to be parting ways with the carmaker within a few weeks.

The company lost its chief accounting officer and heads of human resources and communications this month. Justin McAnear, vice president of worldwide finance, is slated to leave in early October.

The flight of top managers has rattled investors because it has coincided with a series of missteps by Musk.

Tesla is facing probes by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission and investor lawsuits related to his short-lived attempt to take the company private.

The billionaire has himself been sued for calling a Thailand cave rescuer a pedophile, and he smoked marijuana during a livestreamed podcast with a comedian.His most significant move was to elevate Jerome

Musk, who is both chairman and chief executive, announced a series of promotions this month aimed at rebuilding his senior management team from within. Guillen to automotive president, a newly created role that includes coordinating Tesla’s vehicle supply chain. That job description suggests Guillen’s job probably would have involved overseeing O’Connor.