A day after asserting that CEO Patrick Spence is departing the corporate, Sonos revealed that Chief Product Officer Maxime Bouvat-Merlin can also be leaving. Bouvat-Merlin has been CPO since 2023.
As first reported by Bloomberg, Sonos won’t fill the chief product officer function. As an alternative, Tom Conrad, the interim CEO Sonos introduced yesterday, will tackle the function’s obligations. In an e-mail to workers cited by Bloomberg (you’ll be able to learn the letter in its entirety at The Verge), Conrad defined:
With my stepping in as CEO, the board, Max, and I’ve agreed that my background makes the chief product officer function redundant. Due to this fact, Max’s function is being eradicated and the product group will report on to me. I’ve requested Max to advise me over the following interval to make sure a easy transition and I’m grateful that he’s agreed to try this.
In Might, Sonos launched an replace to its app that led to prospects, lots of them long-time customers, revolting over damaged options, like accessibility capabilities and the flexibility to set timers. Sonos expects that remedying the app and Sonos’ repute will price it no less than $20 million to $30 million.
As head of the corporate, Spence obtained plenty of blame and has additionally been criticized for not apologizing for the issues till July. Nonetheless, quite a few experiences have additionally attributed blame to Bouvat-Merlin.