{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001193125-24-070218","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"QTI","cik":"0001844505","company_name":"QT IMAGING HOLDINGS, INC.","filed_at":"2024-03-18T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:25.949458+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-04T15:42:11.430627+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","8.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.7,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.7,"confidence":"high","headline":"QT Imaging terminates CEO John Klock, appoints Raluca Dinu as Acting CEO and Stas Budagov as CFO","bullets":["Dr. John C. Klock terminated as CEO effective March 12, 2024; remains on board as advisor.","Dr. Raluca Dinu appointed Acting CEO for up to one year; base salary $470,000/yr, target bonus 65% of base, 550,000 shares equity.","Anastas Budagov ratified as CFO; base salary $380,000/yr, sign-on bonus $63,333, 325,000 shares equity (one-third vest Feb 2025).","Dinu is married to Chairman Dr. Avi Katz; both have prior public-company and M&A experience.","Press release issued March 18, 2024, confirming appointments; no change to financial guidance."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-070218","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-070218.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-070218.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-070218.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1844505/000119312524070218/0001193125-24-070218-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1844505/000119312524070218/d795424d8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-04T15:42:11.430627+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"0e57f919ba","claim":"Dr. John C. Klock was terminated as Chief Executive Officer at QT IMAGING HOLDINGS, INC..","evidence_excerpt":"On March 12, 2024, the board of directors (the “ Board ”) of QT Imaging Holdings, Inc. (the “ Company ”) terminated Dr. John C. Klock from his position as Chief Executive Officer effective as of March 12, 2024.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1844505/000119312524070218/0001193125-24-070218-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"terminated"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Executive Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"20dacdd69c","claim":"Dr. Raluca Dinu was appointed as Acting Chief Executive Officer at QT IMAGING HOLDINGS, INC..","evidence_excerpt":"On March 12, 2024, the Board appointed Dr. Raluca Dinu, who is also a member of the Board, to be employed as its Acting Chief Executive Officer effective as of March 12, 2024.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1844505/000119312524070218/0001193125-24-070218-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Acting Chief Executive Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}