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Issuer:     Rackspace Technology, Inc. (RXT)
CIK:        0001810019
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-09-02T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001810019-25-000117
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Rackspace names Gajen Kandiah CEO, effective Sept 3; Maletira becomes Vice Chairman
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- Mr. Kandiah appointed CEO effective Sept 3, 2025; succeeds Amar Maletira who becomes Vice Chairman until Sept 30.
- Kandiah previously President/COO of Hitachi Digital, CEO of Hitachi Vantara; 16 years at Cognizant.
- Employment agreement: $1M salary, 150% bonus target, 4M RSUs and 6M stock options vesting over 4 years.
- Maletira to step down from board after Sept 30; transition supports Rackspace's AI-first multicloud strategy.
- Strategic priorities include accelerating platform innovation in cloud management and private AI, deepening partnerships.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810019/000181001925000117/0001810019-25-000117-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810019/000181001925000117/rxt-20250830.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001810019-25-000117

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