Tesla nominates former CTO JB Straubel to board

FILE PHOTO: A logo of Tesla Motors on an electric car model is seen outside a showroom in New York June 28, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

(Reuters) -Tesla Inc on Thursday nominated former Chief Technology Officer JB Straubel to the electric-vehicle maker's board.

The company made a proxy filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission listing four Tesla proposals and one from a shareholder regarding reporting on key-person risk.