---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-003343"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SONO"
cik: "0001314727"
company_name: "Sonos Inc"
filed_at: "2024-01-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T01:20:20.965478+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sonos names ex-Apple finance executive Saori Casey as CFO; Lazarus to Chief Strategy Officer

## Summary
- Saori Casey appointed CFO effective Jan 22, 2024; base salary $550K, target bonus 65%, RSU and PSU awards each valued at $5M.
- Eddie Lazarus transitions to Chief Strategy Officer while remaining Chief Legal Officer; he served as CFO for 16 months.
- Casey spent 13 years as VP of Finance at Apple and 15 years in finance roles at Cisco; also serves on Houzz board.
- CEO Patrick Spence cites a 'accomplished executive leadership team' with recent CCO and CPO appointments.
- Lazarus notes a successful holiday season and upcoming entry into a new multi-billion dollar category in 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-003343
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SONO
- cik: 0001314727
- company_name: Sonos Inc
- filed_at: 2024-01-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314727/000095017024003343/0000950170-24-003343-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314727/000095017024003343/sono-20240103.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-003343
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-003343.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-003343.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Eddie Lazarus was appointed as Chief Strategy Officer at Sonos Inc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Strategy Officer
  source text: In connection with Ms. Casey’s appointment as CFO, on January 3, 2024, the Company determined Eddie Lazarus would no longer serve as CFO and appointed Mr. Lazarus as Chief Strategy Officer, each effective as of the Effective Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314727/000095017024003343/0000950170-24-003343-index.htm
- Executive change
  Saori Casey was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Sonos Inc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On January 3, 2024, Sonos, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Saori Casey as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and principal financial officer, effective as of January 22, 2024 (the “Effective Date”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314727/000095017024003343/0000950170-24-003343-index.htm

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