SoundHound AI said CFO Nitesh Sharan would leave on Apr 3, 2026 and named co-founder James Hom interim CFO
SoundHound AI announced on Mar 18, 2026 that Chief Financial Officer Nitesh Sharan would resign effective Apr 3, 2026 to take a leadership role at a company in the quantum computing space. The filing said his resignation was for personal reasons and did not arise from any disagreement on operations, policies, financial results or accounting practices. The company appointed James Hom, age 42, a co-founder, board member and Chief Product Officer, as interim Chief Financial Officer effective Apr 3, 2026, and had begun a search for a permanent CFO with an executive search firm. SoundHound AI reported the change in a Form 8-K, a US company's report of a material event, filed with the SEC on Mar 18, 2026.1,2,3,4,5,6
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- SoundHound AI announced on March 18, 2026 that Nitesh Sharan would resign as Chief Financial Officer, effective April 3, 2026, to take a leadership role at a company in the quantum computing spaceMarch 18, 2026: Nitesh Sharan resign as Chief Financial Officer, effective April 3, 2026SEC EDGAR, SoundHound AI Form 8-K filed Mar 18, 2026 ↗
- the resignation was for personal reasons and did not arise from a disagreementfor personal reasons and did not arise from any disagreement on any matter relating to the operations, policies, financial results or accounting practices of the CompanySEC EDGAR, SoundHound AI Form 8-K filed Mar 18, 2026 ↗
- the company appointed James Hom, age 42, as Interim Chief Financial Officer effective as of the Transition DateJames Hom, age 42, Interim Chief Financial OfficerSEC EDGAR, SoundHound AI Form 8-K filed Mar 18, 2026 ↗
- James Hom is a board member, the Chief Product Officer and a co-foundera member of the board of directors, Chief Product Officer, one of the co-foundersSEC EDGAR, SoundHound AI Form 8-K filed Mar 18, 2026 ↗
- the company started a process to find a permanent Chief Financial Officer with an executive search firminitiated a process to identify the Company’s next permanent Chief Financial Officer with the assistance of an executive search firmSEC EDGAR, SoundHound AI Form 8-K filed Mar 18, 2026 ↗
- the day the 8-K was filedMar 18, 2026
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The record
- Company
- SoundHound AI (CIK 1840856)
- Form
- 8-K
- Accession
- 0001213900-26-030707
- Filed
- Mar 18, 2026
- Period of report
- Mar 18, 2026
- Items
- 5.02 Officers, directors or their pay
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