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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001314727-26-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SONO"
cik: "0001314727"
company_name: "Sonos Inc"
filed_at: "2026-01-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T10:47:46.393398+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Sonos appoints three new directors: Arabia, Fields, Kennedy

## Summary
- Board expanded from 8 to 10; appointments effective Jan 12, 2026.
- Carmine Arabia is VP Devices at Meta, leads VR/AI hardware at global scale.
- Mandy Fields is CFO of e.l.f. Beauty since 2019, brings financial and brand experience.
- Joe Kennedy was Pandora CEO from startup through public company, defined streaming media.
- All three directors deemed independent; standard director compensation applies.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001314727-26-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SONO
- cik: 0001314727
- company_name: Sonos Inc
- filed_at: 2026-01-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314727/000131472726000004/0001314727-26-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1314727/000131472726000004/sono-20260112.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001314727-26-000004.txt

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