Personalities at Adobe

Maximizing “Air Time” to Strategize

Seventeen years ago, Australia-New Zealand country manager Paul Robson’s own first manager gave him the best piece of career advice he’s ever received. “It was about giving yourself time to think and strategize, to make sure in every job, with regularity, you give yourself time to step away from the day-to-day of the role and give yourself perspective,” he says. “It allows you to reflect both on the current activity and the achievements you may have and allows you to focus on the challenges you may have come across.” Paul’s … Read more >

Paul Robson, Adobe Australia-New Zealand Country Manager
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Making Products Accessible to Everyone

Pete DV, an Adobe Accessibility Project Manager, used to walk by the Adobe building in San Jose, California, on the way to the Center of Performing Arts with his wife. “We’d say, ‘boy, wouldn’t it be nice if I could work there?’” Now, after eight years at the company he once dreamed of working for, Pete still seems just as excited about it. “When I got the job, I didn’t believe I was actually working for the company,” he says. Pete, who has been visually impaired since birth, works on … Read more >

Project Manager Pete DV makes Adobe products accessible to everyone including himself
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CRN Magazine Honors a Strategic Channel Leader at Adobe

Lisa Graham, senior director of Adobe’s North America Strategic Channel Accounts, recently received the honor of being named to CRN magazine’s 2012 “Women of the Channel” as well as the “Power 100.” These awards recognize some of the most powerful women in channel sales. For those who aren’t familiar with the publication, CRN (Computer Reseller News) is the leading publication in North America for the IT channel sales and marketing industry. Lisa speaks to Life@Adobe bloggers about her accomplishments and her career. Congratulations on the recognition. How do you feel? … Read more >

CRN honors Adobe's Lisa Graham with the 2012 “Women of the Channel” and “Power 100” awards
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Globally Leading and Continent Leaping

Interview with Craig Tegel, President of Adobe Japan Starting a new job can be a challenging, nerve-wracking and exciting experience. But embarking upon a new job in a new city where you don’t speak the language could prove too intimidating for some. Adobe Japan President Craig Tegel happily took on that challenge, packed his bags and arrived in Tokyo to start his new job without speaking any Japanese. It wasn’t his first experience living in a new country- Craig is an Australian native who worked and lived in Beijing and … Read more >

Craig Tegel, President of Adobe Japan
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Intrigued by the challenge of pioneering a new product

James M. was looking for a new challenge, a way to use his business skills and a well-recognized company to work for. He found his challenge by joining Adobe in order to start up the EchoSign business in Europe and to build a team to execute his vision. EchoSign, Adobe’s electronic signature solution, allows businesses to shorten the process of signing documents, creating a better customer experience and reliably exchanging documents with the benefits of speed, control and security. Adobe acquired EchoSign in July of last year. James, Head of … Read more >

James M, Head of Adobe EchoSign in Europe
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Picking the Brain of a Product Evangelist

After speaking to a group of 500 people in Santiago, Chile, catching a red eye back to Detroit and running a few errands, all in a 24-hour time span, Terry W. grabs some dinner.  Take- out, that is. “It’s very busy,” he says of his daily life.  “I’m either on the road or I’m creating content.” Terry W., a Worldwide Creative Suite Design evangelist for Adobe, travels the world speaking to large audiences about Adobe’s products.  But traveling for speaking engagements doesn’t mean his job is like a constant vacation. … Read more >

Terry White
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Holly Campbell Honored with YWCA TWIN Award

Holly Campbell, our vice president of Corporate Communications, has been honored with the Tribute to Women (TWIN) Award, an annual distinction given to inspirational female executives and their companies by the Silicon Valley YWCA. She was among local leaders from companies including Cisco, NVIDIA, Oracle, Lockheed Martin and Applied Materials, at last Thursday’s award dinner. Past TWIN Award recipients from Adobe include Gloria Chen, Donna Morris, Karen Cottle, Kristina Omari and Gloria Stinson. Evaluated solely on their professional accomplishments, nominees are voted on through a blind selection process by a … Read more >

Holly Campbell, Adobe's Vice President of Corporate Communications
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Filmmaker and Adobe Creative Director, Dan Cowles, Shares his Career Story with FastCompany

Drawing on his passion for independent film and earlier work experience has brought this master storyteller on an exciting career journey! Dan Cowles supervises a team of 10, creating a wide array of video content for Adobe’s marketing department. It’s a job that lets him indulge a wide-ranging curiosity and a lifelong passion for learning that led him away from college and through the disparate worlds of data analytics, alternative newsweeklies, and independent filmmaking. Here, he reflects on how he discovered the job at Adobe, the unique skill set he’s … Read more >

Dan Cowles, Adobe Creative Director & Filmmaker
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“100 Most Influential Women” in Silicon Valley

Congratulations to our senior vice president of global human resources Donna Morris for being awarded one of Silicon Valley’s 100 Women of Influence by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. Donna is an inspiration to many of us at Adobe and through her philanthropic involvement, has made a significant impact on communities touched by the Adobe Foundation and the Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. The Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal recently published the 2012 “Women of Influence” list, honoring women in high-level positions that … Read more >

Donna Morris, Adobe's senior vice president of human resources
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Adobe welcomes Michelle Yates, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, just in time for Community Action Month!

We are delighted to welcome Michelle Crozier Yates to Adobe as our new Director of Corporate Social Responsibility and Executive Director of the Adobe Foundation. Michelle spent the last ten years at Warner Bros. Entertainment in Southern California where she was Director, and subsequently Vice President, of Corporate Responsibility. During that time, Michelle developed, implemented and oversaw the company’s corporate responsibility program at what is the world’s largest film and television studio. Michelle has a BA in International Relations from Tufts University, and an MBA in International Business & Corporate … Read more >

Adobe welcomes Michelle Yates, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility
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