# Frank Calderoni

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-Q2 (projected)**: Successor Search Phase — Board and Frank Calderoni evaluate internal and external candidates.
- **2026-03-12**: Q1 2026 Earnings Release — Adobe reports record revenue and tripling of AI-first ARR.
- **2026-03-12**: CEO Transition Announcement — Shantanu Narayen announces move to Executive Chair; successor search begins.
- **2026**: AI Integration Milestone — Continued rollout of GenStudio and Acrobat AI Assistant features across enterprise clients.
- **2026**: Succession Plan — Announces plan to step down as CEO once a successor is identified.
- **2011**: Cloud Pivot — Leads the high-stakes transition to the Creative Cloud subscription model.
- **2007**: Appointed CEO — Takes over as Chief Executive, inheriting a $3B boxed-software business.
- **1998**: Joins Adobe — Enters the company as VP and General Manager of engineering technology.
- **1989**: Apple Career — Narayen begins a decade-long stint in product development at Apple.

## Recent coverage (2 stories)

### Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen to Step Down After 18-Year Cloud Transformation
2026-03-13 10:22:42 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 3

Shantanu Narayen, the architect of Adobe’s pivot to the cloud, has announced he will step down as CEO after nearly two decades. Under his leadership, the company grew revenue from $3 billion to over $23 billion, transitioning from boxed software to a dominant SaaS platform.
Full story: https://getmarketingbrief.com/story/shantanu-narayen-adobe-ceo-transition

### Adobe Q1 2026: AI Revenue Triples as CEO Shantanu Narayen Steps Down
2026-03-13 05:18:32 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Adobe delivered a record-breaking Q1 2026 with $6.4 billion in revenue, driven by a 3x surge in AI-first recurring revenue. The quarter was marked by the announcement that long-time CEO Shantanu Narayen will transition to Executive Chair, initiating a search for a successor to lead the company's next AI-centric era.
Full story: https://getmarketingbrief.com/story/adobe-q1-2026-earnings-ai-growth-ceo-transition

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