Adobe India head Naresh Gupta to step down in March

After over 19 years with Adobe Systems, Naresh Gupta, managing director of Adobe India will step down in March to start a venture of his own and pursue his passion for entrepreneurship in financial markets.

19 Jan 2015 | By Mihir Joshi

Gupta joined Adobe Systems in 1996 and founded Adobe's R&D operation in India in 1997 in Noida and later adding one in Bengaluru through Adobe's acquisition of Macromedia in 2005. He also oversees Adobe’s R&D operations in China, Romania and Japan and heads the company's global print and publishing business.

Before joining Adobe, Gupta who considers Mahatma Gandhi and N R Narayana Murthy as his leadership idols served as a principal scientist and director of the applied artificial intelligence (AI) group at LNK Corp. His technological work led to seven patents and resulted in key features of Adobe Photoshop software and other Adobe products.

While talking about his decision to part ways with Adobe, Naresh Gupta said, “Leaving Adobe has been the toughest decision of my life; the company is growing and is going through the strongest period I’ve seen in my career here. However, I am excited to pursue my passion for entrepreneurship in financial markets,”

The R&D operation in India comprises more than 3,000 employees and contributes to engineering across all of Adobe's businesses.