Cybersecurity
Darktrace CEO Steps Down Amid Thoma Bravo Takeover
- Gustafsson had co-founded Darktrace more than a decade ago
- Operating Chief Jill Popelka will take on the CEO role
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Darktrace Plc’s Chief Executive Officer Poppy Gustafsson will leave the British cybersecurity company, handing over to current operating chief Jill Popelka to steer the business as it’s absorbed into private equity firm Thoma Bravo.
Gustafsson’s resignation is effective as of Friday, the company said in a statement. Popelka joined Darktrace in January and previously held executive positions at Snap Inc. and German software company SAP SE.