Tesla chair Robyn Denholm’s $180 million stock sales come under scrutiny

Robyn Denholm, chairman of Tesla Inc., attends an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia event in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. (Credit: Brendon Thorne—Bloomberg via Getty Images)

• Robyn Denholm has pocketed roughly $180 million selling shares over the past six months and still has plenty of options she can yet exercise. The New York Times published an analysis showing she has earned five times as much as UnitedHealth Group's Stephen Hemsley, the next non-executive chair who most often liquidates stock.

Tesla board chair Robyn Denholm once again finds herself in the crosshairs of controversy over her string of recent stock sales.