Tesla has denied reports suggesting it contacted recruitment firms to begin searching for a replacement for Elon Musk as CEO. On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal claimed that the electric car company’s board had started looking for Musk’s successor last month.

Tesla chair Robyn Denholm on Thursday denied a Wall Street Journal report that said board members had reached out to executive search firms to find a new replacement for CEO Elon Musk.

Tesla Inc. Chair Robyn Denholm denied a report that the board had looked to replace Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, saying directors are “highly confident” in his ability.“Earlier today, there was a media report erroneously claiming that the Tesla board had contacted recruitment firms to initiate a CEO search at the company,