---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-026000"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001894057"
company_name: "Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I"
filed_at: "2025-03-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T10:57:58.553368+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I appoints Leonardo Fernandes as CFO, replacing Daniel Rogers

## Summary
- Daniel Rogers resigned as CFO effective March 14, 2025; no disagreement with the Company on operations, policies, or practices.
- Board appointed Leonardo Fernandes as CFO effective March 19, 2025; no family relationships or reportable related-party transactions.
- Fernandes receives $10,000/month salary and 15,000 shares of common stock upon completion of a de-SPAC transaction.
- Fernandes previously served as CFO of Spectaire Holdings Inc. (Oct 2023-May 2024) and co-founded Lorem LLC.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-026000
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001894057
- company_name: Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I
- filed_at: 2025-03-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1894057/000110465925026000/0001104659-25-026000-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1894057/000110465925026000/tm259870d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-026000.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Leonardo Fernandes was appointed as chief financial officer at Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: chief financial officer
  source text: On March 19, 2025, the Board appointed Leonardo Fernandes as the Company’s chief financial officer, effective same day.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1894057/000110465925026000/0001104659-25-026000-index.htm
- Executive change
  Daniel Rogers resigned as chief financial officer at Papaya Growth Opportunity Corp. I.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: chief financial officer
  source text: On March 14, 2025, Daniel Rogers notified the board of directors (the “Board”) of Papaya Acquisition Corp. (the “Company“) of his resignation as chief financial officer of the Company, effective same day.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1894057/000110465925026000/0001104659-25-026000-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.