Sonos gets to keep its CEO, as a treat

Sonos, the audio technology company, had a tumultuous 2024 with the launch of its redesigned app, which was initially fundamentally broken, leading to delays in product launches. This resulted in the then-CEO, Patrick Spence, stepping down at the beginning of 2025. Tom Conrad, a former Snap executive, was appointed as the interim CEO and has now been given the job permanently. Conrad acknowledged that the company had let down many people and announced around 200 job cuts as part of a reorganization of the product division. Sonos also reportedly canceled its long-rumored video streaming device and ended its partnership with IKEA. The company spent between $20 and $30 million to fix the issues with the Sonos app, and it recently introduced the TrueCinema feature in its flagship Sonos Ace headphones, which uses a supported Sonos soundbar to measure the acoustics of the room and deliver improved spatial audio. The new permanent CEO, Tom Conrad, expressed his excitement to move from rebuilding to imagining the next generation of experiences for Sonos.