Sven Hans Martin Lorentzon is a Swedish entrepreneur and co-founder of Tradedoubler and Spotify.
17 Facts About Martin Lorentzon
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In 1990, Martin Lorentzon began his studies at the Chalmers University of Technology where he studied industrial economics and later finished with a master of science and engineering degree.
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Martin Lorentzon attended economics courses at the Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law.
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Martin Lorentzon studied economics at the Stockholm School of Economics and took courses in rhetoric and argumentation at Stockholm University.
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In 1995, Martin Lorentzon started an internship at the Swedish telephone incumbent, Telia.
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Martin Lorentzon moved to San Francisco and worked in the AltaVista office there.
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Martin Lorentzon admitted the role of luck in this success.
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Ek and Martin Lorentzon quickly became friends, finding that they had common experiences of depression because of unexpected wealth and a lack of purpose.
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From April 2013 to March 2018, Martin Lorentzon was a member of the board of directors at Telia, and owned 230,000 shares.
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Martin Lorentzon left the board of Tradedoubler and gave one million euros to Ek.
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Martin Lorentzon spent his own money on developers' salaries, offices, and renting music licenses.
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Martin Lorentzon was a chief executive officer from 2006 to 2013 and a chairman of board of directors from 2008 to 2016, until Ek took over these roles.
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Martin Lorentzon is responsible for developing the company's future goals and development strategy, budget, salaries, verification of legal and annual financial reports.
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In 2013, Martin Lorentzon joined Prince Daniel's Fellowship Project, and visits upper secondary schools, universities, and university colleges around Sweden to inspire young people to get involved in entrepreneurship.
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In 2014, Martin Lorentzon was named International Swede of the Year, and in 2015, he was awarded the Affarsbragden from the newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.
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Martin Lorentzon was born on 1 April 1969 in the south of Sweden in the village of Asenhoga, in the Gnosjo region of Smaland province.
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Martin Lorentzon owns an apartment in the ski resort community of Are.