SpaceX board member Donald Harrison resigned from the role after more than a decade, leaving the company as a group of independent directors consider a potential merger with Tesla Inc.
4, one day after the US midterm election , according to a SpaceX filing issued after the close Friday. Harrison joined the board in 2015 as part of Google’s investment in Musk’s rocket, satellite and artificial intelligence company. The company said his decision was not due to any disagreement with the company. There’s a push to announce a deal by the first half of next year so that it closes during this administration, Bloomberg News reported.
Harrison informed SpaceX of his intention to resign on Nov. He was an independent director and still works for Google parent Alphabet Inc., leading its corporate partnerships and development team. Harrison was among the directors SpaceX considers independent, alongside Ira Ehrenpreis, Roelof Botha, Luke Nosek, Steve Jurvetson and Randy Glein.
SpaceX and Tesla have formed special committees of independent directors to consider a potential combination, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said last month. Musk hasn’t said which board members are on the companies’ special committees.
