---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-192210"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RMBS"
cik: "0000917273"
company_name: "RAMBUS INC"
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:37:43.294783+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rambus appoints Sumeet Gagneja as CFO effective April 29, 2026

## Summary
- Gagneja previously served as divisional CFO for AMD's Data Center segment from Oct 2024 to Apr 2026.
- He replaces interim CFO John Allen, who returns to VP Accounting and CAO role.
- Compensation includes base salary of $475,000, target bonus of 75% of salary, and equity awards totaling $6.25M.
- Gagneja also held CFO roles at Western Digital Flash and senior finance roles at Xilinx, Innovium, and Intel.
- CEO Luc Seraphin cites Gagneja's deep semiconductor/data center expertise to support long-term profitable growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-192210
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RMBS
- cik: 0000917273
- company_name: RAMBUS INC
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917273/000119312526192210/0001193125-26-192210-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917273/000119312526192210/d20390d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-192210
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-192210.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-192210.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Allen changed role as Interim Chief Financial officer at RAMBUS INC.
  - Action: ceased serving
  - Role: Interim Chief Financial officer
  source text: In connection with the appointment, John Allen will cease serving as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial officer, effective as of the same date, and will continue to serve as the Company’s Vice President, Accounting and Chief Accounting Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917273/000119312526192210/0001193125-26-192210-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sumeet Gagneja was appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at RAMBUS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Rambus Inc. (“Rambus” or the “Company”) has appointed Sumeet Gagneja as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective April 29, 2026, reporting to Luc Seraphin, Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/917273/000119312526192210/0001193125-26-192210-index.htm

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