The executive had a quick rise within Spotify’s podcast leadership ranks, receiving a promotion last May to lead the audio giant’s buzzy, exclusive licensing deals with top podcast creators and relinquish direct oversight of Parcast, which he founded in 2016.īut in recent months, Spotify has reevaluated its $1 billion-plus investments into podcasting as Wall Street pressures the company to turn make its expansion profitable. McNamara, Thoensen and Simmons will all report up to Sahar Elhabashi, the head of Spotify’s podcast business Elhabashi reports up to Norström, whose purview includes Spotify’s content business.Ĭutler’s departure comes roughly four years after Spotify acquired Parcast, the podcast studio founded and led by Cutler, for 49 million euros (about $55 million) in 2019. Inevitable Foundation, Spotify Launch New Grant Program for Disabled Podcasters And Bill Simmons, who was promoted last May to lead Spotify’s sports content and strategy outside of the U.S., will be responsible for podcast monetization across Spotify’s portfolio of content.
Bryan Thoensen, who joined Spotify late last year from TikTok and initially reported up to Cutler, will oversee content partnerships with third-party creators. With Cutler’s pending departure, Julie McNamara will now take over leadership of Spotify’s exclusive licensing deals with creators like Rogan, Cooper and Chamberlain in addition to continuing to lead original content and major studio partnerships. 23 that led to the departure of Dawn Ostroff, Spotify’s chief content and ad business officer, and the promotions of Alex Norström and Gustav Söderström to the co-president positions. Max Cutler - the executive who oversees Spotify’s exclusive deals with top creators like Joe Rogan, Call Her Daddy‘s Alex Cooper and Emma Chamberlain - will leave the company in May, a Spotify spokesperson confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.Ĭutler’s exit comes shortly after Spotify announced a reorganization on Jan.
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