Appointment of Elaine Bucknor to the Board

Darktrace PLC

05 May 2023

 

5 May, 2023

Darktrace plc

Elaine Bucknor, former Group Chief Information Security Officer at Sky, appointed as Non-Executive Board Director

Darktrace plc (DARK.L) (together with its subsidiaries, "Darktrace" or "the Group"), a global leader in cyber security AI, is pleased to announce today the appointment of Elaine Bucknor as Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 June, 2023.

Elaine has over 25 years of experience in the technology industry. Elaine's last executive role was at Sky, one of Europe's leading broadcasting and media companies and one of the UK's largest telecommunications and mobile businesses, where she worked for over ten years and was an integral part of its senior leadership team, with overall responsibility for the Sky group's technology strategy. She was also Sky's Group Chief Information Security Officer, owning and delivering Sky's strategic plan for cyber security.

Prior to Sky, Elaine held operational and consultancy roles with multinational market leaders in the Telecommunications, Media, Technology, Travel, Utilities and Financial sectors, including at ITV, the BBC and AOL/Carphone Warehouse, where she advised at Board, executive and leadership level on technology capabilities for growth, efficiency and resilience in highly disrupted markets.

Elaine currently also serves as a Non-Executive Director of AIM-listed conveyancing software company, Smoove plc, and Notting Hill Genesis group, one of the UK's largest housing associations.

Gordon Hurst, Chair of the Darktrace Board, commented, "Elaine is a highly accomplished Non-Executive Director, technology executive and leader who has tremendous experience of shaping and executing technology strategies to support organisational transformation and growth. We're thrilled to have someone of her calibre join our Board. Her direct experience as CISO for Sky means that she will bring immensely valuable cyber security experience to our Board, alongside her broader industry expertise. We look forward to her contribution as Darktrace continues to scale and deliver on its mission of freeing the world of cyber disruption."

Elaine Bucknor commented, "I've seen first-hand the scale and complexity of cyber threats that organisations increasingly face and how hard it is for security and technology teams to get ahead of these attacks. I've long been an admirer of Darktrace's unique self-learning AI which has become a last line of cyber defence for more than 8,000 customers around the world. I'm looking forward to joining Darktrace's Board and helping the company to accelerate the delivery of its first-class proactive cyber security solutions to more of the leading organisations around the world."

The Group confirms that there are no other disclosures that need to be made under Listing Rule 9.6.13 relating to the appointment of Elaine Bucknor.

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About Darktrace

Darktrace (DARK:L), a global leader in cyber security artificial intelligence is on a mission to free the world of cyber disruption. Breakthrough innovations in the Darktrace Cyber AI Research Centre in Cambridge, UK have resulted in over 135 patent applications filed and research published to contribute to the cyber security community. Rather than study attacks, Darktrace's technology continuously learns and updates its knowledge of 'you' and applies that understanding to optimise your state of optimal cyber security. Darktrace is delivering the first ever Cyber AI Loop, fuelling a continuous end-to-end security capability that can autonomously spot and respond to novel in-progress threats within seconds. Darktrace employs over 2,200 people around the world and protects over 8,400 customers globally from advanced cyber threats. Darktrace was named one of TIME magazine's 'Most Influential Companies' in 2021.

 

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