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Executive Officers of the Registrant:
(Ages as of February 26, 2005)
Years
With the
Name Age Position With the Company Company
Bradbury H. Anderson 55 Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 32
Richard M. Schulze 64 Founder and Chairman of the Board 39
Allen U. Lenzmeier 61 Vice Chairman 21
Brian J. Dunn 44 President — Retail, North America 20
Kevin T. Layden 44 President and Chief Operating Officer — Best Buy Canada 8
Shari L. Ballard 38 Executive Vice President — Human Capital and Leadership 12
Ronald D. Boire 43 Executive Vice President — General Merchandise Manager 2
Thomas C. Healy 43 Executive Vice President — Best Buy for Business 15
Darren R. Jackson 40 Executive Vice President — Finance and Chief Financial Officer 5
Michael A. Linton 48 Executive Vice President — Consumer and Brand Marketing and
Chief Marketing Officer 6
Michael London 56 Executive Vice President — Sourcing and Alliances 9
John C. Walden 45 Executive Vice President — Customer Business Group 6
Robert A. Willett 58 Executive Vice President — Operations 1
Susan S. Hoff 40 Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer 22
Joseph M. Joyce 53 Senior Vice President — General Counsel and Assistant Secretary 14
Bradbury H. Anderson has been a director since Vice Chairman. Prior to his promotion to his current
August 1986 and is currently our Vice Chairman and position, he served as President and Chief Operating
Chief Executive Officer. He assumed the responsibility of Officer from 2002 to 2004, President of Best Buy Retail
Chief Executive Officer in June 2002, having previously Stores from 2001 to 2002 and as Executive Vice
served as President and Chief Operating Officer since President and Chief Financial Officer from 1991 to 2001.
April 1991. He has been employed in various capacities He serves on the board of UTStarcom, Inc. He is also a
with us since 1973. In addition, he serves on the board of national trustee for the Boys and Girls Clubs of America
the Retail Industry Leaders Association, as well as on the and serves on its Twin Cities board of directors, and
boards of the American Film Institute, Junior Achievement, serves on the Catholic Community Foundation of the
Minnesota Public Radio and Waldorf College. Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Mr. Lenzmeier
has announced his intention to retire at the beginning of
Richard M. Schulze is a founder of Best Buy. He has been fiscal 2007, which commences on February 26, 2006.
an officer and director from our inception in 1966 and
currently is Chairman of the Board. Effective in Brian J. Dunn was named President — Retail, North
June 2002, he relinquished the duties of Chief Executive America in December 2004. Mr. Dunn joined us in 1985
Officer, an office he had held since February 1983. He is and has served as Executive Vice President, Senior Vice
on the Board of Trustees of the University of St. Thomas, President, Regional Vice President, regional manager,
chairman of its Executive and Institutional Advancement district manager and store manager.
Committee, and a member of its Board Affairs Committee. Kevin T. Layden was named President and Chief
Mr. Schulze is also chairman of the Board of Governors Operating Officer — Best Buy Canada (formerly Future
of the University of St. Thomas Business School. Shop Ltd.) in 1999. Mr. Layden joined us in 1997 as Vice
Allen U. Lenzmeier has been a director since President — Merchandising. Prior to joining us, he spent
February 2001. He joined us in 1984 and is currently our approximately 17 years with Circuit City Stores, Inc.
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