---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001828536-26-000090"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NRGV"
cik: "0001828536"
company_name: "Energy Vault Holdings, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-17T20:30:49+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-17T20:32:06.861588+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Energy Vault appoints Nitin Dahiya (ex-BlackRock) as CFO, effective July 27, 2026

## Summary
- Michael Beer resigned as CFO to pursue other opportunities; no disagreement with company.
- Nitin Dahiya appointed CFO, starting July 27, 2026; previously Senior Portfolio Manager at BlackRock.
- Dahiya's compensation: $435K base salary, 400K RSUs, 400K PSUs with share price targets, 75% annual bonus target, $100K signing bonus.
- Severance: 6 months base salary for non-cause termination; 1.5x base+bonus and equity acceleration if within 18 months of change of control.
- Press release highlights recent business momentum: multi-GWh IPP growth in Australia, 850MW Japan portfolio acquisition, AI compute wins, Q2 backlog increase.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001828536-26-000090
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NRGV
- cik: 0001828536
- company_name: Energy Vault Holdings, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-17T20:30:49+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828536/000182853626000090/0001828536-26-000090-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1828536/000182853626000090/nrgv-20260713.htm

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