Highlights
- Steve Lucas, Chairman and CEO of Boomi, was appointed Chair of New Relic's Board of Directors on Oct. 29, 2026.
- Lucas previously served as Marketo CEO, steering the company to a $4.75 billion acquisition by Adobe.
- New Relic CEO Nandini Ramani cited Lucas's record scaling enterprise platforms as central to the appointment.
- Lucas has held board seats at Drift, iCIMS, SendGrid, Certinia, and Couchbase.
Steve Lucas, who currently serves as Chairman and CEO of Boomi, was appointed Chair of New Relic's Board of Directors on Oct. 29, 2026, adding a governance role at one of the enterprise observability market's larger private players to his existing operating responsibilities.
Lucas brings close to 30 years of enterprise software experience to the seat. His most cited credential is his tenure as CEO of Marketo, where he drove a business transformation that ended in a $4.75 billion acquisition by Adobe. He also previously served as CEO of iCIMS before taking the Boomi role.
New Relic CEO Nandini Ramani, in announcing the appointment, pointed to Lucas's track record scaling category-defining enterprise platforms as the rationale for bringing him into the chair role to help execute the company's long-term vision.
Lucas is not new to board work. His prior board seats include Drift, iCIMS, SendGrid, Certinia, and Couchbase, a roster that spans CRM-adjacent, data infrastructure, and integration software.
Why does Lucas's appointment matter for New Relic?
New Relic, taken private in 2023, is operating in a competitive observability market against publicly traded rivals. Adding a chair with a documented exit at the $4.75 billion level signals the board is positioning for a transaction or a significant growth push, though neither the company nor Lucas has stated that publicly.
The appointment was first reported by citybiz and confirmed across multiple outlets including Yahoo Finance. No financial terms were disclosed.
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