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accession: "0001773383-26-000041"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DT"
cik: "0001773383"
company_name: "Dynatrace, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-29T10:43:58+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-29T10:45:05.088117+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Dynatrace appoints AI and tech leader Chandu Thota to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Chandu Thota appointed as Class II director effective July 27, 2026; board size increased from 10 to 11.
- Thota is VP of Engineering at Google Workspace, with prior roles at Google DeepMind, Google Cloud, and Microsoft.
- Thota brings over 20 years of experience in AI, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise software.
- Compensation will follow Dynatrace's standard non-employee director policy; Thota is deemed independent.
- No family relationships or material transactions with Dynatrace officers or directors.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001773383-26-000041
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DT
- cik: 0001773383
- company_name: Dynatrace, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-29T10:43:58+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1773383/000177338326000041/0001773383-26-000041-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1773383/000177338326000041/dt-20260723.htm

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