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Christian Luiga

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Christian Luiga serves as Chief Financial Officer at Spotify, one of the world's largest audio streaming platforms with a significant and growing advertising business spanning music, podcasts, and audiobooks. In this role, he oversees Spotify's global financial operations, investor relations, and plays a key part in shaping the company's monetization strategy — including its ad-supported free tier, which represents a major revenue stream and a critical part of Spotify's dual-sided business model. His leadership is central to Spotify's efforts to scale its advertising revenue alongside its premium subscription growth.

Last updated Aug 14, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment

Role
Chief Financial Officer
Company
Spotify
Based
Stockholm, Sweden
Years in industry
5 years

Bio

Christian Luiga serves as Chief Financial Officer at Spotify, one of the world's largest audio streaming platforms with a significant and growing advertising business spanning music, podcasts, and audiobooks. In this role, he oversees Spotify's global financial operations, investor relations, and plays a key part in shaping the company's monetization strategy — including its ad-supported free tier, which represents a major revenue stream and a critical part of Spotify's dual-sided business model. His leadership is central to Spotify's efforts to scale its advertising revenue alongside its premium subscription growth.

Career

  • Chief Financial Officer

    Tele2 · 2018-2023

  • Various Senior Finance Roles

    Tele2 · 2010-2018

Expertise & education

Expertise

Digital Audio AdvertisingStreaming MonetizationAd-Supported Business ModelsFinancial StrategyInvestor RelationsPodcast AdvertisingSubscription and Advertising Revenue MixGlobal Media Finance

Education

  • MBA or equivalent business degree — specific institution not publicly confirmed

Speaking topics

Streaming business model economicsAdvertising and subscription revenue balanceDigital audio market growth

Recognition

Notable achievements

  • Appointed CFO of Spotify in 2023, overseeing one of the world's largest digital advertising platforms in audio
  • Previously served as CFO of Tele2, a major European telecommunications company, managing multi-billion dollar financials