Sonos(R) Appoints Phil Abram President and Chief Operating Officer

Sonos(R) Appoints Phil Abram President and Chief Operating Officer

Former Sony Executive to Lead Next Phase of Worldwide Expansion of Sonos' Digital Music System Business

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonos, Inc., the leading developer of wireless multi-room music systems for the digital home, today announced that consumer electronics veteran Phil Abram has been appointed president and chief operating officer. In the newly created position, Abram will oversee the rapidly growing digital music system business from Sonos' Santa Barbara, CA headquarters.

Abram joins Sonos from Sony Electronics Inc., where he spent more than eleven years in a variety of strategic management roles. Most recently, he served as vice president and senior general manager in the television products division at Sony. Before joining Sony, Abram held executive positions at Sharp Electronics Corporation and Eastman Kodak Company.

"As more consumers experience the joy of digital music all over the house, Sonos needs strong experienced leadership to satisfy the demands of our rapidly growing customer base," said John MacFarlane, CEO of Sonos. "Phil's leadership talent and consumer electronics background are ideally suited to leading Sonos' next phase of global growth."

"Digital entertainment is transforming consumer electronics and Sonos is at the forefront of the digital music revolution in the home," said Phil Abram, president and COO of Sonos. "I am thrilled to have the opportunity to lead this team as we embark on a mission to make Sonos a household name for music lovers worldwide."

Sonos is the first wireless, multi-room digital music system that lets you play digital music all over your house -- and control it from the palm of your hand. With a wireless Sonos Controller, you'll have plug-and-play access to millions of songs -- including music services, Internet radio and your personal digital music collection. And, with Sonos ZonePlayers in the rooms of your choice, you can play the same song in different rooms, or different songs in different rooms! To learn more about Sonos, to place an order or to locate an authorized Sonos dealer, please visit http://www.sonos.com/.

About Sonos, Inc.

Sonos(R) is the leading developer of wireless multi-room music systems for the digital home. By partnering with audio services like Audible.com(R), eMusic(R), MTV Networks' URGE, Napster(TM), Pandora(R), Rhapsody(R), Wal-Mart(R), Yahoo! Music(TM) Unlimited, the Zune Marketplace, and more, Sonos gives music lovers instant plug-and-play access to millions of songs, unlimited radio and audiobooks that can be enjoyed all over the house. The award-winning Sonos Digital Music System is available at more than 2000 retailers in over 50 countries worldwide; or direct from Sonos at http://www.sonos.com/.

Sonos is a privately-held company, headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA with offices in Cambridge, MA, Hilversum, Netherlands and Penang, Malaysia. To find out more about the company or the Sonos Digital Music System, please visit: http://www.sonos.com/.

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CONTACT: Thomas Meyer, +1-714-389-4639, mobile, +1-949-212-6201,
Thomas.meyer@sonos.com, or Rachel Stagnaro, +1-805-965-3001, ext. 275, mobile,
+1-805-450-3570, Rachel.stagnaro@sonos.com, both of Sonos, Inc.

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http://www.sonos.com/

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