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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Rambus (RMBS)

Rambus Names Sumeet Gagneja as Chief Financial Officer Effective April 29, 2026

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Rambus appointed Sumeet Gagneja as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective April 29, 2026, reporting to CEO Luc Seraphin. John Allen stops serving as interim CFO and remains vice president, accounting and chief accounting officer.

Key points

  • Sumeet Gagneja was divisional CFO of AMD's Data Center segment from October 2024 to April 2026 and CFO of Western Digital's Flash business from September 2022 to October 2024.
  • Gagneja's offer letter sets a base salary of $475,000, a target bonus of 75% of base salary, a $300,000 new hire bonus, and equity grants valued at $1,625,000 (RSUs), $1,625,000 (performance shares) and $3,000,000 (new hire RSUs).
  • John Allen ceases to be interim CFO on April 29, 2026 and continues as vice president, accounting and chief accounting officer.

The filing

CompanyRambus (RMBS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 29, 2026, 5:09 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-192210

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:17 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 29, 2026.

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