---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001773383-21-000068"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DT"
cik: "0001773383"
company_name: "Dynatrace, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-07-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T05:10:40.699867+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dynatrace appoints Steve Rowland to board; director Lines not standing for re-election

## Summary
- Steve Rowland appointed to Dynatrace board as Class III director, effective July 15, 2021.
- Board size increased from 9 to 10 for Rowland, then to 9 at start of annual meeting when James K. Lines departs.
- Rowland will join Audit Committee effective at start of 2021 annual meeting (Aug 26, 2021).
- Rowland currently CRO at Okta; previously Splunk, DataStax, Apigee; over 20 years of go-to-market experience.
- James K. Lines will not stand for re-election; decision not due to any disagreement with company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001773383-21-000068
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DT
- cik: 0001773383
- company_name: Dynatrace, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-07-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1773383/000177338321000068/0001773383-21-000068-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1773383/000177338321000068/dt-20210714.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001773383-21-000068
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001773383-21-000068.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001773383-21-000068.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Steve Rowland was appointed as Class III director at Dynatrace, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class III director
  source text: the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company appointed Steve Rowland to the Board as a Class III director, effective July 15, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1773383/000177338321000068/0001773383-21-000068-index.htm
- Executive change
  James K. Lines departed as member of the Board at Dynatrace, Inc..
  - Action: would not stand for re-election
  - Role: member of the Board
  source text: James K. Lines, a member of the Board, notified the Board that he would not stand for re-election as a director of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1773383/000177338321000068/0001773383-21-000068-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.