Reed Hastings is stepping down as Netflix’s co-CEO

As Netflix introduced its quarterly earnings, co-founder Reed Hastings revealed that after 25 years of working the corporate that grew from delivering video disc leases by mail right into a streaming behemoth, he’s not its CEO.

He named content chief Ted Sarandos co-CEO in 2020, and Sarandos will proceed on in that position however will now share duties as co-CEO with Greg Peters, Netflix’s former chief working officer. In different govt strikes, Bela Bajaria is now Netflix’s chief content material officer, and Scott Stuber has been named the chair of Netflix Movie. 

Hastings exits as CEO of the corporate on the day it reports 223 million paying subscribers worldwide. The corporate is now an enormous participant in creating content material, not simply distributing it, and not too long ago negotiated a restricted theatrical debut for Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion film.

It’s additionally nurturing a growing gaming business with cell titles to begin and exhibiting indicators of more significant plans across the nook.

The change in management additionally takes place as Netflix rolls out ad-supported streaming for the primary time and locations firmer restrictions round password and account sharing. Each are actions Hastings had publicly resisted till final spring’s drop in subscribers — the primary time in a decade that occurred, relationship again to the Qwikster debacle — pushed the corporate to revisit its stances.

Beginning right now, Greg Peters will step up from COO to develop into Ted’s co-CEO. Going ahead, I’ll be serving as Government Chairman, a task that founders usually take (Jeff Bezos, Invoice Gates, and so on.) after they cross the CEO baton to others. Ted, Greg and I’ve been working carefully collectively in several capacities for 15 years. As is widespread in lengthy, efficient relationships, we’ve all discovered tips on how to convey out one of the best in one another. I look ahead to working with them on this position for a few years to return.

Ted and Greg have developed nice belief and respect for one another by their collective successes and failures. As well as, they will at all times be relied upon to place Netflix’s pursuits first. These qualities — mixed with their complementary talent units, deep data of leisure and know-how, and confirmed observe document at Netflix — create a singular alternative to ship quicker progress and better success long run with them as co-CEOs.

As written above in his put up saying the transfer, Hastings is assuming the position of govt chair, a place he says he’ll be in “for many years to come.”

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