Musk threatened to quit before conceding to SEC, Murdoch proposed as successor, New York Times reports Musk threatened to quit before conceding to SEC, Murdoch proposed as successor, New York Times reports October 3, 2018 dzadmin Comments 0 Comment Tesla CEO Elon Musk had threatened to resign if the board insisted that he and the company enter into a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, The New York Times reported.