Adobe named Anil Chakravarthy, previously leading the Customer Experience Orchestration and worldwide field operations, as its next CEO and president, with Shantanu Narayen transitioning to executive chair as the company pursues an AI-driven transformation. The leadership shakeup is set to take effect on December 1, 2026, across multiple articles detailing Chakravarthy’s prior achievements and the strategic leadership change.

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Adobe names Chakravarthy CEO, Narayen exec chair as AI race heats up

Business· Sep 3, 2026

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Shantanu Narayen is an Indian-American business executive who has been the chairman, president, and chief executive officer (CEO) of Adobe Inc. since December 2007. Before this, he was the company's president and chief operating officer since 2005.

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Occupation: businessperson, computer scientist
Position held: chief executive officer, board of directors member
Citizenship: India
Born: May 1963

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