Security News > 2020 > January > Peter Leav joins McAfee as Chief Executive Officer

McAfee, the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company, announced that its Board of Managers has appointed Peter Leav to the role of Chief Executive Officer, effective February 3, 2020.

Leav will succeed Chris Young, who has decided to step down as Chief Executive Officer of McAfee.

Leav brings to McAfee more than 20 years of executive leadership experience and a demonstrated track record of leading large-scale technology companies through growth.

Leav most recently served as President, CEO and a board member of BMC Software, Inc. Prior to joining BMC Software, Leav served as: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Polycom, Inc.; Executive Vice President and President, Industry and Field Operations, of NCR Corporation; and Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Motorola, Inc. Earlier in his career, Leav held executive sales leadership positions at Symbol Technologies, Inc. and Cisco Systems, Inc. He currently serves on the boards of Box and Proofpoint.

"We're proud of the progress McAfee has made since becoming a standalone company, and we thank Chris for his pivotal role through the first phase of McAfee's evolution," said Tim Millikin, a partner at TPG Capital and McAfee board member.

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