Darktrace says CEO Poppy Gustafsson steps down (updated)

Darktrace

06/09/2024 07:23

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       LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - British cyber-security firm
Darktrace  DARK.L  said its CEO Poppy Gustafsson would step down
on Friday and be succeeded by its chief operating officer Jill
Popelka ahead of the completion of its acquisition by U.S.
private equity firm Thoma Bravo.
        Gustafsson co-founded Darktrace in 2013 and led the
company through its listing in London eight years later.
  
        The company, which uses artificial intelligence to
detect threats within its customers' networks, agreed a $5.3
billion takeover by Thoma Bravo 
    in April
    .
  
        Darktrace was backed by 
    Mike Lynch
    , the British entrepreneur who died last month when his
yacht sank off the coast of Sicily. 
  
        
  

 (Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru and Paul Sandle in
London; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Sarah Young)
 ((Radhika.Anilkumar@thomsonreuters.com;))