---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001773383-25-000042"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DT"
cik: "0001773383"
company_name: "Dynatrace, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-04-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T09:26:33.600956+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dynatrace appoints Steve McMahon as CCO; Dollentz-Scharer to retire

## Summary
- Steve McMahon joins as CCO effective May 12, 2025; previously Chief Customer Success Officer at Zscaler and CIO at CrowdStrike and Splunk.
- Matthias Dollentz-Scharer to retire after 10+ years, will serve as Executive Advisor through Sept 30, 2025.
- Transition agreement includes base salary, pro-rated 13th/14th month pay, equity vesting, and 12-month non-compete.
- CEO Rick McConnell expressed gratitude for Dollentz-Scharer's contributions and highlighted McMahon's 25+ years of customer experience.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001773383-25-000042
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DT
- cik: 0001773383
- company_name: Dynatrace, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1773383/000177338325000042/0001773383-25-000042-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1773383/000177338325000042/dt-20250421.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001773383-25-000042
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001773383-25-000042.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Matthias Dollentz-Scharer departed as Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Officer at Dynatrace, Inc..
  - Action: stepped down
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Officer
  source text: On April 21, 2025, Matthias Dollentz-Scharer and a subsidiary of Dynatrace, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a transition and termination agreement reflecting their mutual agreement for Mr. Dollentz-Scharer to terminate his employment and step down as the Company's Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1773383/000177338325000042/0001773383-25-000042-index.htm

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