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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-005022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ALAB"
cik: "0001736297"
company_name: "Astera Labs, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-01-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T09:34:18.817627+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Astera Labs appoints Germaine Cota as Chief Accounting Officer and VP Finance

## Summary
- Germaine Cota, 45, appointed CAO and VP of Finance effective Jan 20, 2026; principal accounting officer.
- Cota previously SVP Finance & Accounting at BILL Holdings (Jan 2022-Jan 2026); earlier roles at 8x8, Mercari, LinkedIn, EY.
- Compensation: $375K base salary, 50% bonus target, $130K hiring bonus (recoupable), $3.5M + $0.5M RSU awards.
- Long-Term RSU vests 25% at one year then quarterly over three years; Supplemental RSU vests fully at one year.
- Cota holds CPA license and B.S. in Accounting from Santa Clara University; no disclosable related-party transactions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-005022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ALAB
- cik: 0001736297
- company_name: Astera Labs, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-01-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1736297/000110465926005022/0001104659-26-005022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1736297/000110465926005022/tm263452d1_8k.htm

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