| Shantanu Narayen | |
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| Born | May 27, 1963 |
| Occupation | CEO, Adobe Systems |
| Salary | $875,000[1][2] |
Shantanu Narayen is the current CEO of Adobe Systems. Prior to this post, he held the role as the President & Chief Operating Officer since 2005.
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Early life
He grew up in Hyderabad, India, the second son of a mother who taught American literature and a father who ran a plastics company. [3] He went to Hyderabad Public School in Hyderabad. Narayen holds a bachelor's degree in electronics engineering from Osmania University in Hyderabad.[4]
He received his MBA from the Haas School of Business of the University of California, Berkeley in 1993 and his master's degree in Computer Science from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.
Career
He started his career at Apple, Inc.. After Apple, Narayen served as director of desktop and collaboration products for Silicon Graphics, then co-founded Pictra Inc., a company that pioneered the concept of digital photo sharing over the Internet.
Narayen joined Adobe in 1998 as a senior Vice-President of worldwide product research, was later promoted to executive vice president of worldwide products, and appointed to his current post in January 2005 at the age of 41.
Promotion to CEO
On November 12, 2007, Adobe Systems announced in a press release that Bruce Chizen would step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer effective December 1, to be replaced by Shantanu Narayen. [5]
Shantanu Narayen is paid an annual salary of $875,000 for his role as chief executive.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b "Shantanu Narayen: Executive Profile & Biography". BusinessWeek. McGraw-Hill. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=629290&ric=ADBE.O. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ^ a b "Shantanu Narayen Profile". Forbes.com. Forbes. http://people.forbes.com/profile/shantanu-narayen/1390. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ^ Ubiquitous Upside - Forbes.com
- ^ Adobe CEO resigns, Indian American to lead company
- ^ "Adobe Names Shantanu Narayen Chief Executive Officer". Adobe. http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200711/111207NarayenNamedCEO.html. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
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