Spotify Technology's CEO is Alex Norström, appointed in Jan 2026, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is €11.82M, comprised of 2.5% salary and 97.5% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.034% of the company’s shares, worth ARS47.46B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.4 years and 8.9 years respectively.
Key information
Alex Norström
Chief executive officer
€11.8m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
2.51%
CEO tenure
less than a year
CEO ownership
0.03%
Management average tenure
less than a year
Board average tenure
8.9yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Alex Norström's remuneration changed compared to Spotify Technology's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
€3b
Dec 31 2025
€12m
€296k
€2b
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
€1b
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
€806m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
€1b
Dec 31 2024
€16m
€300k
€1b
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
€701m
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
€466m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
-€110m
Dec 31 2023
€12m
€290k
-€532m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
-€732m
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
-€963m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
-€786m
Dec 31 2022
€9m
€304k
-€430m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
-€199m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
-€31m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
€74m
Dec 31 2021
€6m
€303k
-€34m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-€120m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-€223m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
-€559m
Dec 31 2020
€5m
€310k
-€581m
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-€665m
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-€323m
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
-€43m
Dec 31 2019
€6m
€297k
-€186m
Compensation vs Market: Alex's total compensation ($USD13.72M) is above average for companies of similar size in the AR market ($USD5.03M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Alex's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Alex Norström (48 yo)
less than a year
Tenure
€11,817,151
Compensation
Mr. Alex Norström has been Co-Chief Executive Officer & Director of Spotify Technology S.A. since January 1, 2026. He was Co-President & Chief Business Officer of Spotify Technology S.A. since February 1,...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Daniel Ek
Founder & Executive Chairman
17.8yrs
€591.14k
5.83% ARS 8.2t
Alex Norström
Co-CEO & Director
less than a year
€11.82m
0.034% ARS 47.5b
Gustav Söderström
Co-CEO & Director
less than a year
€11.83m
0.010% ARS 14.1b
Sven Lorentzon
Co-Founder & Director
20.3yrs
€337.41k
9.24% ARS 13.0t
Christian Luiga
Chief Financial Officer
1.6yrs
€5.43m
no data
Dustee Jenkins
Chief Public Affairs Officer
no data
€4.85m
0.021% ARS 29.6b
Paul Sawyer
Chief Accounting Officer
6.7yrs
no data
no data
Bryan Goldberg
Head of Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Tanmaya Trivedi
Director of Sales
less than a year
no data
no data
Anna Lundström
Chief Human Resources Officer
no data
no data
0.0085% ARS 12.0b
Dinesh Srinivasan
Head of Marketing for MENA
less than a year
no data
no data
0.4yrs
Average Tenure
48yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: SPOT's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Daniel Ek
Founder & Executive Chairman
17.8yrs
€591.14k
5.83% ARS 8.2t
Alex Norström
Co-CEO & Director
less than a year
€11.82m
0.034% ARS 47.5b
Gustav Söderström
Co-CEO & Director
less than a year
€11.83m
0.010% ARS 14.1b
Sven Lorentzon
Co-Founder & Director
17.8yrs
€337.41k
9.24% ARS 13.0t
Christopher Marshall
Lead Independent Director
10.9yrs
€289.44k
0.37% ARS 527.5b
Thomas Staggs
Independent Director
8.9yrs
€367.24k
0.011% ARS 16.0b
Shishir Mehrotra
Independent Director
8.9yrs
€546.82k
0.027% ARS 38.6b
Padmasree Warrior
Independent Director
8.9yrs
€301.01k
0.0040% ARS 5.7b
Theodore Sarandos
Independent Director
9.7yrs
€337.41k
0.0067% ARS 9.4b
Heidi O'Neill
Independent Director
8.4yrs
€353.48k
0.0046% ARS 6.4b
Mona Sutphen
Independent Director
5.1yrs
€325.29k
0.00081% ARS 1.1b
W. McCarthy
Independent Director
6.3yrs
€337.41k
0.17% ARS 241.0b
8.9yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: SPOT's board of directors are considered experienced (8.9 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/22 10:58
End of Day Share Price
2026/05/22 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Spotify Technology S.A. is covered by 71 analysts. 36 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.