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Adobe names Anil Chakravarthy as CEO, replacing Shantanu Narayen

What happened

Shantanu Narayen will transition to the role of executive chair at Adobe after stepping down as CEO.

Source

Article excerpt

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In this article Adobe on Thursday named Anil Chakravarthy as its next CEO, succeeding Shantanu Narayen, who announced he would step down earlier this year. Chakravarthy, who most recently served as president of Adobe's customer experience orchestration and worldwide field operations, will take the helm Dec. 1, the company said. He will also join Adobe's board. Narayen will transition to executive chair, Adobe said. Narayen said last March he would leave his role after serving as the head of Adobe for 18 years, and joining the company in 1998. Shares of Adobe fell about 2% in extended trading. This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates.

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Event
Promotion

What this signalsA newly promoted leader often gets the budget to change how the team works.

Person
Shantanu Narayenexecutive chair
Takes effect
Dec 1, 2026

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People

  • Shantanu Narayenexecutive chair · Named in the story

Topics and mentions

Job title tags

  • directors

Extraction

Confidence
90%
Detected
Sep 3, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
promotes

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  "company": {
    "name": "Adobe",
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    "title": "Adobe names Anil Chakravarthy as CEO, replacing Shantanu Narayen",
    "contact": "Shantanu Narayen",
    "excerpt": "In this article Adobe on Thursday named Anil Chakravarthy as its next CEO, succeeding Shantanu Narayen , who announced he would step down earlier this year. Chakravarthy, who most recently served as president of Adobe's customer experience orchestration and worldwide field operations, will take the helm Dec. 1, the company said. He will also join Adobe's board. Narayen will transition to executive chair, Adobe said. Narayen said last March he would leave his role after serving as the head of Adobe for 18 years, and joining the company in 1998. Shares of Adobe fell about 2% in extended trading. This is breaking news. Please refresh for updates.",
    "summary": "Shantanu Narayen will transition to the role of executive chair at Adobe after stepping down as CEO.",
    "planning": false,
    "image_url": "https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/108355107-1787834424220-gettyimages-2291687986-schneider-adobeoff260826_nppiC.jpeg?v=1787834460&w=1920&h=1080",
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    "published_at": "2026-09-03T20:36:25Z",
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    "article_sentence": "Narayen will transition to executive chair, Adobe said."
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