Mr. Norström was previously Co-President, Chief Business Officer, where he oversaw our subscriber and advertising businesses and all licensed, distributed, and owned content on the platform, as well as marketing, global markets, partnerships, payments, and customer service. Prior to that, his roles at Spotify included Chief Freemium Business Officer, Chief Premium Business Officer, Vice President of Growth, and Vice President of Subscriptions. Before joining Spotify in 2011, Mr. Norström was Chief New Business Officer at King.com Ltd. He was a member of the board of directors of Circle from 2016 through December 2019. Mr. Norström holds a Master of Science in Business & Economics with a Major in Finance from the Stockholm School of Economics.
Heidi O’Neill is a member of our Board of Directors. She has been a member of our Board of Directors since December 5, 2017, and her term will expire on the date of the Annual General Meeting. In addition to her role on our Board of Directors, Ms. O’Neill serves on the board of directors of Hyatt Hotels Corp and Lithia Motors Inc. She previously served as a member of the board of directors of Skullcandy, where she also was the Chair of the compensation committee, and the Nike School Innovation Fund, of which she was a founding member. Ms. O’Neill also previously served as the President of Consumer, Product and Brand, a division of Nike, Inc.
Ted Sarandos is a member of our Board of Directors. He has been a member of our Board of Directors since September 13, 2016, and his term will expire on the date of the Annual General Meeting. In addition to his role on our Board of Directors, Mr. Sarandos serves on the board of directors of Netflix. He also serves as chairman of the board of trustees for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and the Treasurer for the board of directors of Exploring the Arts. He also serves on the board of trustees for the American Film Institute and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, as well as a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute. Mr. Sarandos is the co-CEO of Netflix and has led the company’s moves into streaming, international and original programming. He has been at Netflix since 2000.
Gustav Söderström is our Co-Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors. He is responsible for executing on the Company’s mission and strategy, and co-leading the management team. He has been a member of our Board of Directors since January 1, 2026, and his term will expire on the date of the Annual General Meeting. Mr. Söderström was previously Co-President, Chief Product & Technology Officer, where he oversaw global product and technology strategy, including the product, design, data, and engineering teams at Spotify. Prior to joining Spotify in 2009, Mr. Söderström founded Kenet Works in 2003, a company that developed community software for mobile phones, and served as the company’s Chief Executive Officer until it was acquired by Yahoo! in 2006. Mr. Söderström was Director of Product and Business Development for Yahoo! Mobile from 2006-2009. Mr. Söderström is a startup seed investor and founder of 13th Lab (acquired by Facebook’s Oculus). Mr. Söderström holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Thomas Owen Staggs is a member of our Board of Directors. He has been a member of our Board of Directors since June 13, 2017, and his term will expire on the date of the Annual General Meeting. In addition to his role on our Board of Directors, Mr. Staggs is the founder and co-CEO of Candle Media LLC and is a partner of Smash Capital Advisors LP. Mr. Staggs previously served as a top executive at The Walt Disney Company, most recently serving as its Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that, he was Chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide after having been Disney’s Chief Financial Officer for nearly 12 years. As Chairman of Disney Parks, Mr. Staggs more than doubled operating profits while overseeing the company’s roughly 140,000 cast members. While at Disney, he helped lead the purchases of Pixar, Marvel Entertainment, and Cap Cities/ABC. He also served as a member of the board of directors at Euro Disney SCA from 2002 until 2015. Mr. Staggs holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Mona Sutphen is a member of our Board of Directors. She has been a member of our Board of Directors since April 21, 2021, and her term will expire on the date of the Annual General Meeting. She is currently a senior partner at The Vistria Group, a Chicago-based private equity firm, and is a venture advisor and co-founder of several technology start-ups. Previously, she was a partner at Macro Advisory Partners (“MAP”), where she led the firm’s U.S. practice advising Fortune 100 clients on emerging risks and opportunities across a range of sectors, including technology platform regulation, market entry strategies, and political dynamics and regulatory risks. Prior to joining MAP, Ms. Sutphen was a managing director at UBS AG, where she developed new tools for political risk evaluation impacting capital markets. From 2009 to 2011, she served as White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy for President Barack Obama, advancing the administration’s policy and regulatory agenda. She also served on the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board and was a career diplomat earlier in her career, serving in Asia, Europe, and at the United Nations.
