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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Adobe (ADBE)

Adobe names Anil Chakravarthy CEO effective December 1; Narayen to become Executive Chair

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Adobe's board appointed Anil Chakravarthy, currently president of the Customer Experience Orchestration business, as president and chief executive officer effective December 1, 2026. Shantanu Narayen, the current chair and CEO, will retire as CEO and become Executive Chair, and David Wadhwani is stepping down as president of the Creativity & Productivity business effective September 27, 2026. The filing contains no financial results, so the change is a leadership transition rather than a change in reported performance.

Key points

  • Anil Chakravarthy named President and CEO and board member, effective December 1, 2026
  • Shantanu Narayen retires as CEO and becomes Executive Chair of the Board on the same date
  • David Wadhwani steps down as President, Creativity & Productivity Business, effective September 27, 2026, and remains as a senior advisor for a transition period
  • Adobe plans to hold its Q3 FY2026 earnings call on September 10

The filing

CompanyAdobe (ADBE)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 8, 2026, 4:38 PM ET
Accession number0000796343-26-000144

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 08, 2026.

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