133/264 MANAGEMENT Directors, Senior Management, and Employees Directors and Senior Management The following table sets forth the names, ages, and positions of our senior management and directors as of February 28, 2018: Name Age Position Daniel Ek 35 Co­Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, and Director Martin Lorentzon 48 Co­Founder and Director Barry McCarthy 64 Chief Financial Officer Katarina Berg 50 Chief Human Resources Officer Seth Farbman 51 Chief Marketing Officer Alex Norström 41 Chief Premium Business Officer Gustav Söderström 41 Chief Research & Development Officer Christopher Marshall 49 Director Shishir Mehrotra 38 Director Heidi O’Neill 53 Director Ted Sarandos 53 Director Thomas Staggs 57 Director Cristina Stenbeck 40 Director Padmasree Warrior 57 Director The business address of each Director and each of Mr. Ek, Mr. Lorentzon, Ms. Berg, Mr. Norström, and Mr. Söderström is Regeringsgatan 19, 111 53 Stockholm, Sweden. The business address of each of Mr. McCarthy and Mr. Farbman is 45 West 18th Street, 7th Floor, New York, New York 10011. The following is a brief biography of each of our senior managers and directors: Daniel Ek is our co­founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of our board of directors. As our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Mr. Ek is responsible for guiding the vision and strategy of the Company and leading the management team. He has been a member of our board of directors since July 21, 2008, and his term will expire on the date of the general meeting of shareholders to be held to approve the annual accounts of 2017. Prior to founding Spotify in 2006, Mr. Ek founded Advertigo, an online advertising company acquired by TradeDoubler, held various senior roles at the Nordic auction company Tradera, which was acquired by eBay, and served as Chief Technology Officer at Stardoll, a fashion and entertainment community for pre­teens. Martin Lorentzon is our co­founder and a member of our board of directors. He has been a member of our board of directors since July 21, 2008, and his term will expire on the date of the general meeting of shareholders to be held to approve the annual accounts of 2017. Mr. Lorentzon previously served as Chairman of our board of directors from 2008 to 2016. In addition to his role on our board of directors, Mr. Lorentzon has served as a member of the board of directors of Telia Company AB (“Telia Company”), Sweden’s main telecom operator, since 2013. In 1999, Mr. Lorentzon founded TradeDoubler, an internet marketing company based in Stockholm, Sweden, and initially served as a member of its board of directors. Additionally, Mr. Lorentzon has held senior roles at Telia Company and Cell Ventures. He holds a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the Chalmers University of Technology. Barry McCarthy is our Chief Financial Officer. He is responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial and legal affairs. Mr. McCarthy also is responsible for managing our advertising sales business and corporate development activities. Prior to joining Spotify, Mr. McCarthy was a private investor and served as a member of the board of directors of several private companies, including for Spotify from 2014 to 2015. He also has served 126