The Profile: Daniel Ek
The founder of music streaming giant Spotify is hoping to pull off an audacious takeover bid of his beloved Arsenal
In brief:
Name: Daniel Ek
Age: 38
Appearance: smiley but steely
Newsworthiness: In an extraordinary move, Ek is publicly preparing a takeover bid for Arsenal FC
In late April, Daniel Ek, the Swedish multibillionaire and co-founder of Spotify, fired up his computer and sat down to a meeting with three of Arsenal’s so-called Invincibles of the unbeaten 2003-04 season.
On the agenda for this unlikely conference with Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Patrick Vieira was ...