SANTA BARBARA – Sonos, Inc. (NASDAQ:SONO) today announced that Patrick Spence has resigned as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors. The company named Tom Conrad, a board member since 2017, as interim CEO.
The Board of Directors also began the search for a permanent CEO with the assistance of an executive search firm.
Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sonos, expressed his gratitude to Spence for his leadership, which has expanded Sonos’ reach into new audio markets. Genachowski highlighted Conrad’s mission to improve customer experience and business performance, highlighting its deep product expertise and long-standing relationship with Sonos.
Conrad, expressing his honor at being appointed, recalled his initial work integrating Pandora with Sonos and pledged to focus on reliability, user experience and innovative product development for the benefit of customers and of shareholders.
-Tom Conrad’s extensive experience in consumer technology spans over 30 years. He served as CEO of Zero Longevity Science, was instrumental in establishing Quibi’s streaming service, and contributed to Snapchat’s product innovations as Vice President of Products. Conrad also played a key role at Pandora as CTO and Executive Vice President of Products.
This leadership transition is not related to Sonos’ fiscal first quarter results, which will be reported on February 6, 2025. The company has not provided any updates on those results at this time.
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