Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings is officially leaving the company

Netflix co-founder and chairman Reed Hastings plans to leave the company after nearly 30 years. The news comes as part of Netflix's Q1 2026 earnings results released on Thursday, which says Hastings "will not stand for re-election to our Board when his current term expires at the Annual Meeting in June." After co-founding Netflix in 1997, Hastings served as CEO from 1999 to 2023, when he stepped d
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The Verge
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