Cybersecurity company McAfee has appointed has appointed Peter Leav to the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective February 3, 2020. Leav will succeed Chris Young, who has decided to step down as CEO of McAfee.
Young will remain at McAfee in an advisory role to assist with the transition and will become a Senior Advisor at TPG Capital. Leav will also be appointed to McAfee’s Board of Managers.
Leav brings to McAfee more than 20 years of executive leadership experience and most recently served as President, CEO and a board member of BMC Software.
Prior to joining BMC Software, Leav served as: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Polycom, Executive Vice President and President, Industry and Field Operations, of NCR Corporation; and Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Motorola.
Earlier in his career, Leav held executive sales leadership positions at Symbol Technologies and Cisco Systems. He currently serves on the boards of Box and Proofpoint.