Tesla Motors Club Forum > Media > News, Articles and Events Siry Resigns User Name Remember Me? Password News, Articles and Events Discussion about News, Articles and Events Page 2 of 6 < 1 2 3 4 5 6 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes 12-02-2008, 05:46 PM   #11 graham Super Moderator     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Aptos, California Posts: 1,551 Quote: Originally Posted by DDB Although this would never happen...smartest move by Tesla IMO is to rehire Martin. They couldn't put him as THE PR guy, but certainly they could let him rotate tires or do some mundane task... Martin was/is great for that - and would be quite the public relations coup... but only if he and Elon can mend fences and be on the same page about the company. It would be a horrible disaster otherwise.   12-02-2008, 07:19 PM   #12 stopcrazypp Senior Member     Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 634 Quote: Originally Posted by graham Martin was/is great for that - and would be quite the public relations coup... but only if he and Elon can mend fences and be on the same page about the company. It would be a horrible disaster otherwise. Doesn't look very possible right now given how nasty their exchanges were, but it could give the company some much needed morale boost. __________________ Because there are tons of crazy people in this world...   12-02-2008, 10:55 PM   #13 dpeilow Super Moderator     Join Date: May 2008 Location: Winchester, UK Posts: 2,975 Tesla exec quits as rival clocks up major deals | Register Hardware Tesla Motors hires Harley executive - San Francisco Business Times: [H] Enthusiast --- www.hardocp.com   12-03-2008, 05:40 AM   #14 DDB Senior Member     Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 586 Quote: Originally Posted by stopcrazypp Doesn't look very possible right now given how nasty their exchanges were, but it could give the company some much needed morale boost. Or when they offer the IPO. __________________ Dave '05 Passat powered by Biodiesel '54 Corvette   12-03-2008, 06:26 AM   #15 malcolm Senior Member     Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,240 Martin and Elon will never work together again. Period. I'm worried about this "strategy" issue. Will Tesla just become an EV drivetrain supplier?   12-03-2008, 09:51 AM   #16 dpeilow Super Moderator     Join Date: May 2008 Location: Winchester, UK Posts: 2,975 Interesting that these guys think the new appointment is more Europe-focussed. Tesla appoints Harley-Davidson exec to rev up Euro expansion - 03 Dec 2008 - BusinessGreen   12-03-2008, 10:45 AM   #17 graham Super Moderator     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Aptos, California Posts: 1,551 Quote: Tesla CEO Elon Musk is betting that Van der Sande can build similar brand loyalty among Tesla owners that is apparent among Harley riders. "A Harley owner wouldn’t be caught dead on any other brand of motorcycle," Musk said. I was aware of the brand loyalty of Harley-Davidson owners, but I guess I always assumed it was an American thing. Are Harleys as popular in Europe? Was this new hire successful when he was at Harley-Davidson?   12-03-2008, 11:03 AM   #18 dpeilow Super Moderator     Join Date: May 2008 Location: Winchester, UK Posts: 2,975 Those who are into them are very loyal, but the vast majority of bikers ride Japanese sports machines.   12-03-2008, 04:33 PM   #19 graham Super Moderator     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Aptos, California Posts: 1,551 Email was sent to owners this afternoon introducing Michael van der Sande: Quote: One of Michael’s brightest achievements was building Harley’s European brand from scratch. As director of strategic planning at Harley headquarters in Wisconsin and then head of Harley’s Europe, Middle East and Africa operation, he forged an incredibly strong sense of community and identity among customers across dozens of languages, nationalities and professions. It also includes a sentence about Darryl: Quote: Darryl Siry, who resigned after two years at Tesla, plans to start his own media/technology business. Many of you know Darryl both as a Tesla spokesperson and on a personal level. His contributions to Tesla are appreciated and we wish him well in his new venture.   12-03-2008, 05:56 PM   #20 vfx ERIC VFX     Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: CA Posts: 4,655 Quote: Darryl Siry, who resigned after two years at Tesla, plans to start his own media/technology business. Many of you know Darryl both as a Tesla spokesperson and on a personal level. His contributions to Tesla are appreciated and we wish him well in his new venture. This is chilly in it's lack of adjectives. __________________ . . . . . . 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