The company is replacing Daniel Ek with two co-CEOs: Gustav Söderström, currently co-president and chief product and technology officer, and Alex Norström, co-president and chief business officer.
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5:17 AM PDT · September 30, 2025
Image Credits:Photo from Spotify live event
Music streaming giant Spotify said on Tuesday that its founder, Daniel Ek, is stepping down as CEO and will become the company’s executive chairman by the year’s end.
Spotify has announced that founder Daniel Ek is stepping down as CEO to become executive chairman. The company, based in…
Ek founded Stockholm-based music streaming company nearly two decades ago and will stay on as executive chair
Spotify’s executive team has hit shuffle.
Streaming giant Spotify says founder Daniel Ek will step down as CEO in order for the role to be co-filled by another executive…
Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek said his role from CEO to executive chairman will be like a sports player transitioning to a team…
The billionaire will remain involved in the company as executive chairman.
Spotify founder Daniel Ek is stepping down as CEO
