Filippo Fanton Named CEO of Sonus faber

McIntosh Group is pleased to announce that Filippo Fanton has been named the new CEO of Sonus faber effective immediately. Fanton has served as the CFO of Sonus faber for the last eight years and will continue to hold that position as well until further notice.
“Filippo has done an excellent job serving as CFO and I’m looking forward to working with him in his expanded role as CEO of Sonus faber. Sonus faber has a bright future under Filippo’s leadership,” said McIntosh Group CEO Charlie Randall. “I am honored to lead such a prestigious company as Sonus faber. I am equally eager to not only preserve but expand its prominent standing in the high-end audio industry in order to provide our customers with the very best Italian handcrafted speakers,” said Fanton.

About McIntosh Group: McIntosh Group is one of the largest groups in the global Hi-End sector. It is comprised of some of the biggest and oldest names in the industry: McIntosh Laboratory Inc., Sonus faber, Audio Research, Wadia, Sumiko Subwoofers and Pryma. The common denominator of all the companies that make up McIntosh Group is the aim of making recordings generate all the excitement of live music. Sophisticated electronics, avant-garde technology, refined design and selection of top quality materials are the ingredients that make McIntosh Group a reality that knows no equal.

About Sonus faber: Founded in 1983 in a small workshop in the hills of Vicenza, Sonus faber (Italian for “handcrafted sound”) is the fusion of cutting edge loudspeaker design and innovation with Italian craftsmanship, values and techniques taken from the high art of musical instrument making. The passion of Sonus faber combined with these principles has paved the way for iconic designs that have influenced the art of speaker making – perhaps more than any other manufacturer – over the last quarter century.