Adobe CEO 'To Take A Break'

Bruce Chinzen will step aside; COO Shantanu Narayen will step up
By Lucas Laursen,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 13, 2007 10:52 AM CST
Adobe CEO 'To Take A Break'
Software maker Adobe Systems Inc. CEO Bruce Chizen speaks at Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco, Oct. 17, 2007. Chizen said Monday he would step down, and President and Chief Operating Officer Shantanu Narayen will replace him on Dec. 1. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)   (Associated Press)

The popular CEO of Adobe Systems, Bruce Chinzen, will step down at the end of the month “to take a break.” President and COO Shantanu Narayen will replace him, though Chinzen will stay on temporarily as a half-time strategic advisor and remain on the board to ease the transition. Adobe’s stock prices dropped more than 5% on the news.

The move “has nothing to do with the state of the business. It has to do with Bruce and the next chapter in his life,” said one analyst. Adobe has seen double-digit growth the last five years under Chinzen’s stewardship. Chinzen, 52, said this would allow him to figure out what he wants to do with the rest of his life. (More Adobe stories.)

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