At the C level, it is critical to hire the best persons for the job. Zhu is known as the guy who gets things done. Like Musk, he is a workaholic. Here is a little from
CNN Business:
"Zhu’s reported promotion came after an impressive performance by Tesla’s China operations.
Since 2014, Tesla has expanded rapidly in the world’s largest car marke
t. In 2019, it built the Shanghai Gigafactory within 10 months, at a cost that was 65% cheaper than the Model 3 production plant in the United States."
Zhu background.