All about the CEO
Daniel Ek is the CEO of Spotify, jointly creating the music app with Martin Lorentzon.
He was born on February 21, 1983, in Stockholm and before setting up Spotify he launched Nordic auction company Trader, which was acquired by eBay in 2006.
He was inspired by his love of music to set up Spotify, kickstarting one of the biggest apps in the world as a result.
As CEO he has become the public face of Spotify and was named the most powerful man in music by Billboard in 2017.