Form 8-K · Current report
Adobe Inc. 8-K, filed Sep 8, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0000796343
- Accession no.
- 0000796343-26-000144
Summary
Adobe's board appointed Anil Chakravarthy, currently president of its Customer Experience Orchestration business and worldwide field operations, as president and chief executive officer and a board member effective December 1, 2026, with current chair and CEO Shantanu Narayen retiring as CEO and becoming executive chair on the same date. David Wadhwani stepped down as president of the Creativity & Productivity business effective September 27, 2026, and will remain as a senior advisor for a transition period.
Key points
- The board's selection process for the CEO role was overseen by a special committee led by lead independent director Frank Calderoni, who said the decision was unanimous.
- Chakravarthy joined Adobe in January 2020 leading the Digital Experience business and was promoted to president of Digital Experience and worldwide field operations in December 2021; he was previously CEO of Informatica.
- Narayen said Chakravarthy is the right person to lead Adobe's growth in an AI-driven era, and Chakravarthy said he aims to drive Adobe's leadership in agentic software for creativity, productivity and customer experience.
- Adobe's Q3 FY2026 earnings call is scheduled for September 10 and will be streamed on the company's investor relations site.
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Items reported
- 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
- 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure
- 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
From the filing
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On September 2, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Adobe Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Anil Chakravarthy, the Company’s current President, Customer Experience Orchestration Business, as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board, effective December 1, 2026 (the “Effective Date”). Upon the Effective Date, Shantanu Narayen, the Company’s current Chair and Chief Executive Officer, will retire as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and assume the position of Executive Chair of the Board. Mr. …
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