Adobe Names New Senior Vice President of Corporate Development.Former EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. Executive Rob Tarkoff to Join Adobe Management Team SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ) today announced Rob Tarkoff has been named senior vice president of corporate development. Tarkoff was previously senior vice president of EMC Corporation EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) is an American Fortune 500 and S&P 500 manufacturer of software and systems for information management and storage. It is headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA. Global Alliances. Joining EMC in 2003 through the acquisition of Documentum, Inc., Tarkoff held several executive positions, including senior vice president and general manager of the EMC Captiva Software Captiva Software is now part of EMC Software Group, a division of EMC Corporation.[1] Captiva makes software solutions for document information processing and data capture from paper and electronic documents and provides related services. Division, and senior vice president and chief strategy officer for the EMC Software Group overseeing business development and channels. Previously, Tarkoff was executive vice president and chief strategy officer for Documentum. Prior to Documentum and EMC, Tarkoff was senior vice president of worldwide business development at Commerce One, driving the company's e-commerce market strategy and other business development activities. Previously, he was vice president and general counsel for Commerce One. Earlier in his career, Tarkoff was an associate attorney at the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Tarkoff holds a juris doctorate from Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (colloquially, Harvard Law or HLS) is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard Law is considered one of the most prestigious law schools in the United States. and a bachelor's degree from Amherst College. Reporting to Shantanu Narayen, Adobe president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , Tarkoff will assume responsibility for managing and driving Adobe's strategic planning and alliances, mergers and acquisitions and new business initiatives. Tarkoff succeeds John Brennan who recently transitioned to the role of co-leader and senior vice president of Adobe's Platform Business Unit. "Rob's rich experience in driving strategic development initiatives for technology companies is an ideal fit for Adobe as we continue to identify and capitalize on the tremendous market opportunities available to us. We're confident Rob's leadership will enrich our ability to deliver increasing value to our customers, partners and shareholders," said Narayen. About Adobe Systems Incorporated Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information -- anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information, visit www.adobe.com. [c] 2007 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe and the Adobe logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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