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# Adobe names Anil Chakravarthy CEO from Dec 1 as Narayen becomes executive chair
- URL: https://www.enterprisey.com/adobe-names-anil-chakravarthy-ceo-from-dec-1-as-narayen-becomes-executive-chair/
- Published: 2026-09-03T21:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-26T04:16:48.000Z
- Description: Adobe's board picked Anil Chakravarthy, head of its Customer Experience Orchestration business, to succeed Shantanu Narayen as CEO on Dec 1, 2026. Narayen becomes executive chair, ending a search that began in March.
- Author: Enterprisey Admin
- Tags: News, People

Adobe's board picked Anil Chakravarthy, head of its Customer Experience Orchestration business, to succeed Shantanu Narayen as CEO on Dec 1, 2026\. Narayen becomes executive chair, ending a search that began in March. ([Adobe 8-K](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000796343/000079634326000144/adbe-20260902.htm?ref=enterprisey.com); [RTTNews via Nasdaq](https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/adobe-names-anil-chakravarthy-next-ceo?ref=enterprisey.com); [Bloomberg via BGov](https://news.bgov.com/tech-and-telecom-law/adobe-names-chakravarthy-ceo-while-other-contender-departs-1?ref=enterprisey.com))

David Wadhwani, president of the Creativity & Productivity business and the other leading internal candidate, will step down on Sep 27 and stay on as a senior adviser. Chakravarthy joined Adobe in 2020 after serving as Informatica's CEO. ([Adobe 8-K](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000796343/000079634326000144/adbe-20260902.htm?ref=enterprisey.com); [RTTNews via Nasdaq](https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/adobe-names-anil-chakravarthy-next-ceo?ref=enterprisey.com); [Bloomberg via BGov](https://news.bgov.com/tech-and-telecom-law/adobe-names-chakravarthy-ceo-while-other-contender-departs-1?ref=enterprisey.com))