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Blaize Holdings enters into change in control severance agreements with CFO and VP Engineering
Blaize Holdings, Inc.
- Santiago Fernandez-Gomez, VP of Platform Engineering, signed severance agreement on December 26, 2025.
- Harminder Sehmi, CFO, signed severance agreement on January 4, 2026, with 12 months base salary in non-change of control termination.
- In a change of control termination, executives receive 12 months base salary (18 months for CEO) and 100% equity vesting.
- Board approved but has not yet executed severance agreements for CEO Dinakar Munagala and Chief Software Architect Val Cook.
- Severance agreements have a four-year initial term with automatic renewal and require a signed release of claims.