Daniel Ek to become Executive Chairman, Alex Norström and Gustav Söderström to become co-CEOs of Spotify

Spotify today announced that founder Daniel Ek will stop being CEO in January 2026 and will be replaced by current co-presidents and long-term executives Alex Norström and Gustav Söderström. More in a letter to employees and press release.

Day-to-day I think it will mostly be business as usual, even if Wall Street and investors will get two new faces of the company.

Author: Henrik Torstensson

Partner at Alliance VC. Investing in Nordic early-stage tech startups.

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