[August 20, 2012]

Adobe Appoints New General Counsel

Adobe (News - Alert) Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the appointment of Michael A. Dillon as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Dillon succeeds Karen Cottle who is retiring after a decade as general counsel at Adobe.

With more than 25 years of corporate legal experience, Dillon comes to Adobe from Silver Spring Networks, a networking solutions provider, where he was general counsel and corporate secretary. Before joining Silver Spring Networks, Dillon spent 14 years with Sun Microsystems (News - Alert), prior to its acquisition by Oracle, serving as general counsel and corporate secretary from 2004 to 2010. Dillon also previously served as general counsel and corporate secretary of ONI Systems, an optical networking company. Reporting to Adobe president and CEO Shantanu Narayen, Dillon will join Adobe on Aug. 23, 2012, assuming responsibility for the company's global lega affairs, public policy interests and compliance operations.

"Mike's background spans a broad spectrum of legal areas and he has extensive experience working with both established and emerging growth companies," said Shantanu Narayen (News - Alert), president and CEO, Adobe. "His expertise is a great match for Adobe's diverse business and growth agenda as we intensify our focus on multi-billion dollar opportunities in Digital Media and Digital Marketing."

Dillon holds a juris doctor degree from Santa Clara University School of Law and a bachelor's degree in communications and sociology from the University of California, San Diego. He is a member of the State Bar of California.

Narayen added, "I would like to thank Karen for her 10 years of outstanding leadership at Adobe. During this time, Karen built an exceptional legal organization that oversaw multiple acquisitions, including Macromedia, Inc. and Omniture (News - Alert), Inc., and helped transform our business from a desktop software company to a complete solutions provider. We wish Karen the best in her retirement."

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