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current position, he served as President — Retail, North he was Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
America since December 2004. Mr. Dunn joined us in of Best Buy International. Mr. Berg joined Best Buy in
1985 and has held positions as Executive Vice President, 2002 as Vice President and Associate General Counsel.
Senior Vice President, Regional Vice President, regional Thomas C. Healy resigned from Best Buy in April 2008.
manager, district manager and store manager. He serves He had been Executive Vice President — Best Buy For
on the board of Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. Business since December 2004. Mr. Healy joined us in
James L. Muehlbauer was named Executive Vice 1990 and held positions as President — Best Buy
President — Finance and Chief Financial Officer in April International, Senior Vice President, Regional Vice
2008. Previously, he served as Enterprise Chief Financial President, district manager and store manager.
Officer (Interim), Chief Financial Officer — Best Buy U.S., Kevin T. Layden was named Chief Operating Officer —
Senior Vice President — Finance, and Vice President and Best Buy International in January 2008. He previously
Chief Financial Officer — Musicland. Prior to joining us, served as President and Chief Operating Officer — Best
Mr. Muehlbauer spent 10 years with The Pillsbury Buy Canada (formerly Future Shop Ltd.) with responsibility
Company, a consumer packaged goods company, where for both our Future Shop and Canada Best Buy
he held various senior-level finance management operations. Mr. Layden joined us in 1997 as Vice
positions, including Vice President and Worldwide President — Merchandising. Before joining Best Buy, he
Controller, Vice President of Operations, divisional finance spent approximately 17 years with Circuit City Stores, Inc.,
director, director of mergers and acquisitions, and director a retailer of consumer electronics, serving in positions of
of internal audit. A certified public accountant (inactive), increasing responsibility, including most recently as
Mr. Muehlbauer spent eight years with Coopers & assistant vice president and general manager for New
Lybrand LLP and most recently served as a senior manager York. Mr. Layden also serves on the board of the Business
in the firm’s audit and consulting practice. Council of British Columbia and is the chairman of the
Robert A. Willett is our Chief Executive Officer — Best Retail Council of Canada. He is a trustee, board member
Buy International and Chief Information Officer. He and audit committee member of Tree Island Industries, Inc.
previously served as Executive Vice President — and serves as a cabinet member of the United Way for
Operations from 2004 to 2006. In 2002, we engaged Lower Mainland Vancouver.
Mr. Willett as a consultant and special advisor to our Timothy D. McGeehan was named Executive Vice
Board on matters relating to operational efficiency and President — Best Buy Mobile Worldwide in October 2007.
excellence. Prior to that, he was the global managing Mr. McGeehan joined us in 1988 and has held positions
partner for the retail practice at Accenture LLP, a global as Executive Vice President — Retail Sales, Senior Vice
management consulting, technology services and President, Regional Vice President, regional manager,
outsourcing company, and was also a member of its district manager and store manager.
Executive Committee. Mr. Willett launched his career in
David J. Morrish became Executive Vice President —
store management at Marks & Spencer P.L.C., a leading
Connected Digital Solutions in March 2008. Mr. Morrish
British department store chain, and has held executive
joined us in 1998 as Vice President, Merchandising and
positions of managing director and group CEO at other
most recently served as a Senior Vice President — PC
retailers in Europe.
Mobility Solutions. Prior to joining us, he spent 17 years
Shari L. Ballard was named Executive Vice President — with Sears Canada Inc., where he held a variety of
Retail Channel Management in September 2007. positions of increasingly responsibility including as vice
Previously, she served as Executive Vice President — president/general merchandising manager.
Human Resources and Legal since December 2004.
Kalendu Patel was named Executive Vice President —
Ms. Ballard joined us in 1993 and has held positions as
Emerging Business in September 2007. Mr. Patel joined us
Senior Vice President, Vice President, and general and
in 2003 and has held positions as Executive Vice
assistant store manager.
President — Strategy and International, Senior Vice
David P. Berg was named Executive Vice President — President and Vice President. Prior to joining us, Mr. Patel
International Strategy and Corporate Development in was a partner at Strategos, a strategic consulting firm.
March 2008. Prior to his strategy and development role,
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