Daniel Ek to Step Aside as Spotify CEO to Become Executive Chairman

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek steps down after 20 years, co-CEOs to lead from 2026 - Tech Startups

After nearly two decades at the helm, Daniel Ek is stepping down as Spotify’s chief executive. The company announced Tuesday that Ek will shift into the role of executive chairman starting January 1, 2026, handing day-to-day control to longtime lieutenants […] The post Spotify CEO Daniel Ek steps down after 20 years, co-CEOs to lead from 2026 first appeared on Tech Startups.

Spotify founder Daniel Ek steps down as CEO to become executive chair

Since Ek founded Spotify about two decades ago, the platform's rise has helped transformed the music business and paved the way for modern streaming.

Spotify Names New Co-CEOs as Daniel Ek Takes Executive Chair Position

Starting on January 1, 2026, Spotify will have two new CEOs at the helm. Current CEO Daniel Ek will step aside to become Executive Chair. In his place, Gustav Söderström and Alex Norström will run the streaming giant as co-CEOs. Söderström and Norström currently hold senior officer positions with the company. They will be stepping up from co-president and chief product and technology officer, and co-president and chief business officer, respecti…

Spotify founder Daniel Ek once said he was the ‘least powerful person’ at the company. Here’s how he built it into a $145 billion music empire

Ek, who cofounded the company in 2006, is stepping down as CEO.

Spotify Hops Aboard the Co-CEO Trend as Founder Daniel Ek Steps Back

Why have one CEO when you can have two? That appears to be the philosophy embraced by Spotify as it joins a growing number of companies experimenting with joint leadership structures. Long led by founder Daniel Ek, Spotify announced today (Sep. 30) that longtime executives Gustav Söderström and Alex Norström will step in as co-CEOs starting next year. Ek, who has been Spotify’s CEO since 2006, will step down to become executive chairman of the S…

Spotify made the rare move of appointing 2 CEOs. Netflix’s bosses have described the key to making it work.

Netflix co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos have both talked about how they make the big decisions. Monica Schipper/Getty Images Spotify is appointing two co-CEOs to share its top job. The streaming platform joins a handful of companies that have more than one chief exec. Netflix’s two CEOs have both shared guidance over the years about how their dynamic works. Spotify made the rare move of naming two CEOs to share its top job. Netflix may hav…