Shantanu Narayen, CEO since 2007, will become executive chair on December 1.
Adobe’s board has named Anil Chakravarthy president and chief executive officer, effective December 1. Shantanu Narayen, CEO since 2007, will become executive chair. The company announced the decision on September 3.
Chakravarthy currently runs Adobe’s Customer Experience Orchestration business and worldwide field operations. He joined in 2020 after four years as CEO of Informatica. He studied computer science and engineering at the Institute of Technology, Varanasi, before earning a Master’s and PhD at MIT.
Narayen called him “the right person to lead Adobe’s growth in an AI-driven era.” Lead Independent Director Frank Calderoni said the board’s decision was unanimous.
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Our analysis
Adobe is building its next phase on the enterprise business Chakravarthy expanded and on agentic AI, the area he has said he will push. The top job also passes from one India educated leader to another.
