Shantanu Narayen | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | Osmania University (BS) University of California, Berkeley (MBA) Bowling Green State University (MS) |
Occupation | CEO of Adobe Systems |
Board member of | Dell, Inc. Adobe Foundation University of California at Berkeley |
Shantanu Narayen is the current CEO of Adobe Systems. Prior to this post, he held the role as the President and Chief Operating Officer since 2005.
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.[1] He went to Hyderabad Public School in Hyderabad. Narayen holds a Bachelor of Science in electronics engineering from Osmania University in India, a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Science in computer science from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio.[2]
On May 7, 2011, Narayen received an honorary Doctor of Applied Science degree from his alma mater, Bowling Green State University.[3]
Career
He started his career at Apple. 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.[4]
Shantanu Narayen is paid an annual salary of $875,000 for his role as chief executive.[5][6]
In 2009, Mr. Narayen was considered one of "The TopGun CEOs" by Brendan Wood International, an advisory agency.[7][8]
In 2011, US President Barack Obama has appointed Shantanu Narayen, President and CEO of Adobe Systems, as a member of his Management Advisory Board. PMAB was established by an Executive Order in April 2010 to advise on how to implement best business practices on matters related to Federal Government management and operation focusing on productivity, the application of technology and customer service.
Criticisms
In November, 2011, over 700 developers petitioned Adobe through Change.org[9] to have Shantanu Narayen step down as the company's CEO. Many voiced concerns over his handing of the company during his tenure, the decision to stop active development of the Flash Player for mobile and the spin off of the Flex framework to the Apache Software Foundation.
References
- ^ "Ubiquitous Upside - Forbes.com". Forbes. 2008-06-16.
- ^ http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/executivebios/shantanunarayen.html
- ^ http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/mc/news/2011/news96160.html
- ^ "Adobe Names Shantanu Narayen Chief Executive Officer". Adobe. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
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- ^ "Shantanu Narayen Profile". Forbes.com. Forbes. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
- ^ The Market's Best Managers - Forbes.com, Forbes.com
- ^ Brendan Wood International Announces 24 TopGun CEOs in the US, Reuters.com
- ^ Adobe Systems: Shantanu Narayen to step down as CEO,Change.org