Rian Liebenberg

Rian Liebenberg is an experienced technology executive, currently serving as VP Engineering and Head of Freemium at Spotify since May 2022. Rian has held significant roles such as Angel & Advisor at Slie Labs since February 2013, CTO at Kobalt Music from August 2018 to April 2022, and Chief Platforms Officer at Schibsted Media Group from May 2014 to July 2018. Rian was also the CEO at eeGeo, the company behind the Recce app, and has held various engineering leadership positions at notable companies including Google as Engineering Director and lastminute.com as Head of Engineering. Early career experiences include roles at ARTHUR ANDERSEN and Business Systems Solutions, showcasing a strong background in infrastructure and software engineering.