November, Tesla Inc. board chair Robyn Denholm has been selling the company’s stock. During that time, shares whipsawed and the company’s sales slowed — and then cratered — around the world.

The electric carmaker’s Australian chairwoman told the AFR that she needed to “make sure the team is focused on what they need to deliver”.

The latest Musk drama underscores the unique dilemma Tesla's board faces in managing him as he oversees five other companies and, more recently, has focused primarily on advising