CANTON, Mass. (AP) – The president and chief executive officer of Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc., will leave the company to take a similar post at Tivoli Audio, Tweeter announced on Tuesday.

Jeffrey Stone has led the Canton-based consumer electronics retailer for the past 15 years. He will remain with Tweeter through April 26 and will continue to serve on Tweeter’s board after his departure.

Tweeter owns a 25 percent equity stake in Tivoli, a consumer electronics manufacturer.

Joe McGuire, the company’s chief financial officer, was named Tweeter’s interim CEO effective immediately.

Tweeter operates 176 stores under names including Tweeter, HiFi Buys and Sound Advice.

Tweeter’s shares dropped 18 cents or 3.17 percent to close Tuesday at $5.49 on the Nasdaq stock market.

Stone will become president and chief operating officer at Tivoli.