Nov 12 2007
Shantanu Narayen named as Adobe’s new Chief Executive Officer
Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced its Board of Directors has appointed current president and chief operating officer Shantanu Narayen as its president and chief executive officer, effective December 1, 2007. Narayen will also join Adobe’s Board of Directors at that time. Narayen replaces Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen, who will serve the remainder of his term on Adobe’s Board of Directors through the Spring of 2008 and continue in a strategic advisory capacity through the end of fiscal year 2008.
In his current role as president and COO, Narayen leads the company’s day-to-day global operations; sets Adobe’s long-term market strategies; and oversees all product research and development, worldwide sales, corporate strategy and investments, and corporate and product marketing. Together with Chizen, Narayen spearheaded the acquisition of Macromedia, Inc. in 2005, expanding Adobe’s software platform and solutions and strengthening the company’s presence in key markets ranging from video to enterprise software to mobile solutions.
Narayen joined Adobe in January 1998 as vice president and general manager of Adobe’s engineering technology group. In January 1999, he was promoted to senior vice president, worldwide products and in March 2001 he was promoted to executive vice president, worldwide product marketing and development. In January 2005, Narayen was promoted to president and chief operating officer. Prior to joining Adobe, Narayen co-founded Pictra Inc., a digital photo sharing software company, in 1996. Previously, he was director of desktop and collaboration products at Silicon Graphics Inc. and held various senior positions at Apple Inc.
Company Expects Q4 Fiscal 2007 Revenue Near High End of Targeted Range; Targets 13 Percent Revenue Growth in Fiscal 2008
Adobe announced today it expects to achieve results near the high end of its fourth quarter revenue target range of $860 million to $890 million. For fiscal year 2008, Adobe announced it is targeting annual revenue growth of approximately 13 percent.
The company plans to report its fourth quarter and fiscal 2007 year-end results on December 17, 2007 after the market closes.
Adobe will host a financial analyst and investor conference call starting at 5:00 p.m. ET today to discuss this announcement. The call can be accessed beginning at 4:50 p.m. ET by dialing 800-214-0745 (U.S.) or 719-457-0700 (outside U.S.) with conference call passcode 154149.
For those unable to listen to the live conference call, a telephone replay will be available by dialing 888-348-4629 (U.S.) or 719-884-8882 (outside U.S.) with passcode 154149. The replay will be available beginning today, Monday, November 12, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. ET through Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. ET.
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