Chris Bevington was based in the company’s Stockholm office and was the director of global partnerships and business development, according to his LinkedIn page. He was a UK citizen.Bevington was among four killed in the attack on Friday, which also left a dozen people injured, after a stolen truck plowed into pedestrians on a busy Stockholm street.

It is with shock and a heavy heart that I can confirm that Chris Bevington from our Spotify team lost his life in… https://t.co/HXPkWZVWzT

— Daniel Ek (@eldsjal) April 9, 2017

Spotify’s CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek who confirmed Bevington’s tragic death on Facebook.


Below is the full statement :

“It is with shock and a heavy heart that I can confirm that Chris Bevington from our Spotify team lost his life in Friday’s senseless attack on Stockholm. 

Chris has been a member of our band for over 5 years. He has had a great impact on not just the business but on everyone who had the privilege to know and work with him. There are no words for how missed he will be or for how sad we all are to have lost him like this. 

Whilst this terrible news is sinking in, our primary focus is on supporting the family and loved ones of Chris in any way we possibly can. 

I am as deeply saddened and upset as all of you that something like this could happen in Sweden. The only light in this deeply tragic moment is the outpouring of love, compassion and solidarity that we have seen from everyone. And that was exactly the kind of person Chris was as well. 

We will greatly miss you Chris. Rest in Peace my friend.” 


The whole dance music community is saddened by this incident , we mourn the loss of a real gem !
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