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Baillie Gifford says Elon Musk ‘doesn’t need to be Tesla CEO’

Baillie's equities chief James Anderson, Tesla’s top outside shareholder, spoke to FN sister-publication Barron’s

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Elon Musk Photo: Getty Images

Tesla stock has been falling since Thursday, when CEO Elon Musk said the company would be closing its stores in favour of an online-only sales model.

On Tuesday, with the stock down again, the company’s largest outside shareholder expressed its support for Musk, but acknowledged that it was open to a different role for the Tesla founder and CEO.

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