Tesla bull Dan Ives says the Tesla board was in a ‘tough situation’ with Elon Musk but now sees it playing a bigger role at the EV company

For years, the Tesla board has endured criticism for being too cozy with CEO Elon Musk. The eight-person board, which includes the CEO’s brother Kimbal Musk, signed off on a historically high pay package for the Tesla chief in 2018, and has kept Musk at the helm despite several incidents that…