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19
Executive Officers of the Registrant
(As of March 21, 2016)
Name Age Position With the Company
Years
With the
Company
Hubert Joly 56 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 3
Sharon L. McCollam 53 Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer 3
Paula F. Baker 48 Chief Human Resources Officer 12
Shari L. Ballard 49 President, U.S. Retail 23
Mary Lou Kelley 55 President, E-commerce 2
R. Michael (Mike) Mohan 48 Chief Merchandising Officer 12
Keith J. Nelsen 52 General Counsel and Secretary 10
Greg Revelle 38 Chief Marketing Officer 1
Mathew R. Watson 45 Chief Accounting Officer 10
Hubert Joly is chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Since joining Best Buy in September 2012, Mr. Joly has led the
company’s Renew Blue transformation. As a result, Best Buy has delivered improved domestic comparative sales and profit; an
increase in customer satisfaction and employee morale; an enhanced in-store experience with the addition of thousands of
shops-in-shop developed in partnership with many of the world’s leading technology companies; and, a richer online shopping
experience on BestBuy.com. Before joining Best Buy, Mr. Joly was president and CEO of Carlson, Inc., a global hospitality and
travel company, from 2008 until he joined us. He previously led Carlson Wagonlit Travel as its CEO, and held senior leadership
positions at Vivendi Universal Games and Electronic Data Systems’ French business. He serves on the boards of Ralph Lauren
Corp., the Retail Industry Leaders Association and the Minnesota Business Partnership. He previously served on the boards of
Carlson, Inc., the Rezidor Hotel Group and Carlson Wagonlit Travel.
Sharon L. McCollam was appointed Chief Administrative and Chief Financial Officer in December 2012. In this role, she
leads our global finance, information technology, information security, supply chain, logistics, real estate, procurement,
enterprise customer care, pricing, and internal audit functions, as well as our Mexico operations. Ms. McCollam was previously
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Williams-Sonoma Inc., a premier specialty
retailer of home furnishings, from July 2006 until her retirement in March 2012. At Williams-Sonoma, she was responsible for
the long-term strategic planning activities of the company and oversaw multiple key functions, including global finance,
treasury, investor relations, information technology, real estate, store development, corporate operations and human resources.
Ms. McCollam also held various executive leadership roles, including principal accounting officer, at Williams-Sonoma from
March 2000 to July 2006. Prior to her time at Williams-Sonoma, Ms. McCollam served as Chief Financial Officer of Dole
Fresh Vegetables Inc. from 1996 to 2000 and in various other finance-related leadership positions at Dole Food Company Inc.,
a producer and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables, from 1993 to 1996. Ms. McCollam serves as a member of the board of
directors for Sutter Health, a nonprofit network of hospitals and doctors in Northern California; Art.com, an online specialty art
retailer; and Privalia Venta Directa, s.a., a European e-commerce apparel retailer. Ms. McCollam previously served as a
member of the board of directors of OfficeMax Incorporated, Williams-Sonoma, and Del Monte Foods Company.
Paula F. Baker is the Chief Human Resources Officer, effective March 2016. In her role, Ms. Baker oversees talent
development and the health and well-being of the more than 125,000 Best Buy employees worldwide. Ms. Baker has a proven
track record of leading teams that drove stellar financial and customer performance results. She has served in a variety of retail
and human resources leadership roles since joining the company in 2004. Most recently, she was territory vice president for the
Southeast region of the United States since 2012, responsible for 172 stores and more than 10,000 employees. Prior to that, Ms.
Baker was a territory human resources director from 2010 to 2012. In that role, she built strong business partnerships that
helped create a culture of engagement, reduced turnover, succession planning and talent development that led to company-
leading business performance. She has also previously held district manager and general manager roles. Before joining Best
Buy, Ms. Baker worked at Books-A-Million, Golfsmith International and St. Andrews Golf Company in retail leadership
roles. She received her bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. She serves as a
board member for the Best Buy PAC and for Girls Incorporated of Greater Atlanta.