A woman walks past a sign for Adobe during the World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit in Mumbai, India, on May 2, 2025. Indranil/Getty Images
Adobe announced on March 12 that its chief executive, Shantanu Narayen, will step down after a successor is appointed, bringing an end to an 18-year tenure.
The maker of popular software products, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Premiere Pro, and After Effects, said that a special committee, led by Frank Calderoni, will lead the search for Narayen’s successor.
