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Direct Digital Holdings amends executive employment agreements for CEO, President, and CFO
Direct Digital Holdings, Inc.
- Mark Walker (CEO), Keith Smith (President) and Diana Diaz (CFO) entered into amended employment agreements effective May 27, 2025.
- Annual base salaries remain unchanged: $500,000 for Walker and Smith, $350,000 for Diaz.
- Change-in-control severance lump sum increased from 1x to 2x target bonus, and non-compete extended to 18 months post-CIC.
- Severance eligibility limited to events within two years following a change in control, not any time after.
- Good reason definition revised to include base salary cuts over 20% (affecting only non-proportional reductions) and relocation over 50 miles.
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