Adobe has named Anil Chakravarthy (アニル・チャクラバーシー) as its incoming CEO, effective 1 December. Current CEO Narayen will change from CEO to chair on the same date and support the transition and transformation.
Adobe announced on 3 September (local time) that Anil Chakravarthy (アニル・チャクラバーシー) will become president and CEO and join its board of directors effective the same date. Chakravarthy oversees Adobe’s Customer Experience Orchestration business and worldwide field operations.
Current CEO Narayen will become executive chair on the same date and work with Chakravarthy to support the transition of operations and the company’s transformation. Narayen has served as CEO since 2007.
Chakravarthy joined Adobe in January 2020 as executive vice president and general manager overseeing its Digital Experience business, and was promoted to president of both divisions in December 2021.
Before joining Adobe, he served as CEO of Informatica for 4 years and held senior positions at Symantec, VeriSign and McKinsey & Company. At Adobe, he led the development of several products and drove the integration of the acquisitions of Workfront and Semrush.
On the same day, David Wadhwani (デビッド・ワドワニ), president overseeing the Creativity & Productivity business, disclosed on LinkedIn that he intends to leave the company. He suggested that he would spend the coming months validating startup ideas.
Adobe is scheduled to hold its earnings briefing for the third quarter of fiscal 2026 on 10 September.