Spotify Exec Courtney Holt Exits The Company After Four-Plus-Year Run
deadline.comSpotify executive Courtney Holt is exiting the streaming giant after a four-and-a-half-year run.The departure is described by insiders as amicable and Holt will stay on in an advisory role.
His duties will be divvied up between two execs: Max Cutler, head of new content initiatives and managing director of Parcast Studios; and U.S.
studios and video chief Julie McNamara. A former programming exec at CBS All Access and Paramount+, McNamara joined Spotify last fall.Holt previously was head of studios and video at Spotify, but at the time of his departure his title was head of talk partnerships, editorial and global markets.The news was first reported by The Ankler and confirmed to Deadline by a person familiar with the details surrounding Holt’s departure.Spotify declined to comment on the executive’s exit.When Holt arrived at Spotify in 2017, the company was not an active player in podcasting, a burgeoning audio sector which has become a central aspect of its service.
Today, it features a portfolio of broad-audience shows and has achieved scale by acquiring podcast producers like The Ringer, Gimlet and Parcast.
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