May 16 (Reuters) - Tesla will add Chipotle

executive Jack Hartung to its board of directors and

audit committee in June, the electric vehicle maker said on

Friday.

Hartung's addition will expand Tesla's board to nine

members. Joe Gebbia, the co-founder of Airbnb was the last

addition to the board in 2022.

Tesla's board has come under scrutiny amid reports that it

is exploring a potential replacement for CEO Elon Musk. Earlier

this week, the company formed a special committee to review

Musk's compensation, which could result in a new stock options

package for him.

Hartung will retire from his positions as president and

chief strategy officer at Chipotle next month and transition to

a senior advisor's role at the restaurant chain, Tesla said.

He has previously served as the finance and accounting chief

of Chipotle and was responsible for its strategy and supply

chain, among other functions.

(Reporting by Akash Sriram in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini

Ganguli)