Elon Musk floats possibility of his successor at Tesla, says he plans to eventually find new Twitter CEO

WILMINGTON, Del. — Elon Musk recently floated the possibility of someone succeeding him as Tesla Inc. chief executive, a board member said Wednesday while testifying in a trial over the CEO’s pay package at the electric-vehicle maker.

The board member, James Murdoch, said Musk in recent months identified a potential successor who could serve as CEO of Tesla.