leadership
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.70
C3.ai appoints Stephen Ehikian as CEO; Thomas Siebel becomes Executive Chairman
C3.ai, Inc.
- Stephen Ehikian appointed CEO effective Sept 1, 2025; Thomas Siebel continues as Executive Chairman.
- Ehikian receives $1M base salary, $1M target bonus (guaranteed first year), ~$20M RSU award, and ~$15M stock option award.
- Ehikian formerly led RelateIQ and Airkit.ai (both acquired by Salesforce) and served as Acting Administrator of GSA.
- Clawback: if Ehikian resigns or is terminated for cause within 24 months, he must repay value of contingent RSU portion vested Dec 30, 2025.
item 5.02item 7.01item 9.01