---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-25-051619"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BGDE"
cik: "0001218683"
company_name: "Big Digital Energy, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-06-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T19:41:56.781551+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CEO Rahul Mewawalla placed on administrative leave; Kaliste Saloom named interim CEO

## Summary
- Mewawalla given notice of potential termination for cause; cure period ends June 14, 2025.
- Board placed Mewawalla on administrative leave effective June 2, 2025.
- Kaliste Saloom (former General Counsel) appointed Interim CEO effective June 3, 2025.
- Saloom's base salary increased to $360,000; CFO William Regan's to $354,000.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-25-051619
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BGDE
- cik: 0001218683
- company_name: Big Digital Energy, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-06-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1218683/000121390025051619/0001213900-25-051619-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1218683/000121390025051619/ea0244874-8k_mawson.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-051619
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-25-051619.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Rahul Mewawalla departed as Chief Executive Officer and President at Big Digital Energy, Inc..
  - Action: placed on administrative leave
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and President
  source text: On June 2, 2025, the Board determined to place Mr. Mewawalla on administrative leave from his position as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, effective immediately
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1218683/000121390025051619/0001213900-25-051619-index.htm
- Executive change
  Kaliste Saloom was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer at Big Digital Energy, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Executive Officer
  source text: appointed Mr. Kaliste Saloom to serve as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective as of June 3, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1218683/000121390025051619/0001213900-25-051619-index.htm

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