Adobe said CEO Shantanu Narayen will transition out of the role once a successor is appointed and will remain chair of the board. The board has started a CEO search that will consider internal and external candidates. Adobe appointed Frank Calderoni, the company’s lead independent director, to chair a special committee overseeing the succession process. Narayen also shared the decision in an employee memo available here.

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