---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001810019-21-000174"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RXT"
cik: "0001810019"
company_name: "Rackspace Technology, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-10-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T20:03:22.473585+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rackspace appoints Shashank Samant to board; Brian St. Jean resigns

## Summary
- Shashank Samant appointed independent director effective Oct 18, 2021; serves until 2023 annual meeting.
- Samant is President and CEO of GlobalLogic Inc. (Hitachi Group).
- Brian St. Jean resigned as director effective Oct 18, 2021; departure not due to disagreement.
- Abry retains director designation right but does not currently intend to name a replacement.
- Samant to receive pro-rata compensation: $100K cash retainer plus ~$200K RSU grant vesting at 2022 annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001810019-21-000174
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RXT
- cik: 0001810019
- company_name: Rackspace Technology, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-10-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810019/000181001921000174/0001810019-21-000174-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810019/000181001921000174/rxt-20211018.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001810019-21-000174.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Shashank Samant was appointed as Director at Rackspace Technology, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Shashank Samant as an independent director of the Company, effective as of October 18, 2021
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810019/000181001921000174/0001810019-21-000174-index.htm
- Executive change
  Brian St. Jean resigned as Director at Rackspace Technology, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Mr. Brian St. Jean resigned as a director of the Company effective immediately
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810019/000181001921000174/0001810019-21-000174-index.htm

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