SpaceX added a former Sequoia Capital partner to its board days after its record IPO

The former Sequoia Capital managing partner will also serve on SpaceX's audit committee, a filing shows

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Space Exploration Technologies Corp. elected Roelof Botha to its board of directors on Monday, less than a week after the company went public in the largest IPO on record.

According to an SEC filing, Botha was named an independent director effective immediately, filling a seat that had been vacant on the board. He will serve until SpaceX's next annual shareholder meeting. The board also appointed him to its audit committee.

In the filing, SpaceX described Botha as someone who........

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