News/Management/Feb 9, 2026

Tesla loses Raj Jegannathan, who had been leading North American sales

Raj Jegannathan, Tesla's VP of IT, AI infrastructure and business apps, announced his departure after 13 years on a LinkedIn post. He had taken over North American sales in 2025 after Troy Jones left. The article did not name a successor, which Electrek saw as a sign of pressure on the sales organization.

  • Raj Jegannathan left after 13 years, announced on LinkedIn
  • He had been leading North American sales since the previous July
  • Troy Jones had left as VP of North American sales before him
  • No successor named in the article
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Feb 9, 2026
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