---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-236930"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SNAP"
cik: "0001564408"
company_name: "Snap Inc"
filed_at: "2023-09-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T14:45:42.754990+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Snap appoints Sonos CEO Patrick Spence to board

## Summary
- Board expanded from 9 to 10 members; Spence fills new vacancy, effective Sept 14, 2023.
- Spence is CEO of Sonos Inc. (NASDAQ: SONO) since Jan 2017; prior: 14 years at Research In Motion (BlackBerry).
- No committee assignments; compensated per Snap's Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy.
- Spence holds BA from Ivey Business School, University of Western Ontario.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-236930
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SNAP
- cik: 0001564408
- company_name: Snap Inc
- filed_at: 2023-09-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564408/000119312523236930/0001193125-23-236930-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564408/000119312523236930/d494502d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-236930
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-236930.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-236930.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Patrick Spence was appointed as Director at Snap Inc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On September 14, 2023, our board of directors approved an increase to the size of the board from nine to ten members and appointed Patrick Spence to fill the newly created vacancy.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1564408/000119312523236930/0001193125-23-236930-index.htm

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