Daniel Ek, Spotify’s tenacious and taciturn CEO


  • TECH
  • Friday, 06 Apr 2018

(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 20, 2015 Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify, speaks to reporters at a news conferenc in New York. Spotify will go public on April 3, 2018, as the world's largest streaming company lists on the New York Stock Exchange. / AFP PHOTO / Don EMMERT

STOCKHOLM: Spotify’s billionaire CEO Daniel Ek, who revolutionised on demand music listening for millions of people, is a resilient entrepreneur from a Swedish working-class suburb whose no-nonsense attitude has drawn investors and staff alike. 

A casual dresser with his habitual sneakers, T-shirt and blazer, the 35-year-old is known for being extremely tight-lipped about the financial deals of the world’s largest music streaming company, which he co-founded with Martin Lorentzon in 2006.  

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