. . . The departure of Liam O'Connor, Tesla's VP of global supply management, was first reported by Bloomberg, which cited anonymous sources who weren't authorized to speak publicly about the departure.
A representative from Tesla didn't immediately comment on the report.
O'Connor was hired away from Apple in 2015, where he was a senior manager for global supply management, according to his online work profile.
O'Connor's departure from Tesla would be the fifth high-ranking departure for the automaker this summer and would follow Chief Accounting Officer Dave Morton's departure this month less than a month after taking the job, chief human resources officer Gabrielle Toledano's exit, and communications VP Sarah O'Brien's withdrawal. John McAnear, Tesla's VP of worldwide finance, announced he would leave in early October. . . .