He means everyone. "If there are exceptional contributors" - one would hope that the entire executive team is exceptional in his eyes, or why are they executiv

He means everyone. "If there are exceptional contributors" - one would hope that the entire executive team is exceptional in his eyes, or why are they executives? And he wouldn't need to specify "I will approve them directly" - executives outside of policy would already be approved by Musk. He's saying "I have to approve it, not you." This is a directive, not "hey you guys, and only you guys".