Friday, April 17, 2026
Home / Entertainment / Netflix Bosses Bestow Heartfelt Praise on Reed Has...
Entertainment

Netflix Bosses Bestow Heartfelt Praise on Reed Hastings as He Sets Exit: ‘Selfless, Disciplined and Graceful’

CN
CitrixNews Staff
·
Netflix Bosses Bestow Heartfelt Praise on Reed Hastings as He Sets Exit: ‘Selfless, Disciplined and Graceful’
Apr 16, 2026 3:19pm PT Netflix Bosses Bestow Heartfelt Praise on Reed Hastings as He Sets Exit: ‘Selfless, Disciplined and Graceful’

Plus Icon

Todd Spangler

NY Digital Editor

xpangler See All Hastings Sarandos Peters Courtesy of Netflix (Hastings); Getty Images (Sarandos and Peters)

It’s the end of the Reed Hastings era at Netflix: The co-founder, chairman and former CEO of the company he transformed from a DVD-by-mail shipper to the world’s biggest premium entertainment streaming service will depart from the Netflix board in June.

On the Netflix Q1 earnings interview with analysts, co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters expressed personal gratitude to their former boss.

Related Stories

Don Lemon speaks onstage at the 37th GLAAD Media Awards held at the Beverly Hilton on March 05, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California.

Don Lemon Considers Running for President, but 'I'm Not a White Man and the Rules Are Different for Me': 'I Could Run This Country Better Than Trump'

Originally reported by Variety