Best Buy - Fiscal 2008 Annual Report
 

Directors and officers

Board of directors

Richard M. Schulze

Director since 1966
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Founder and Chairman

Bradbury H. Anderson

Director since 1986
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Kathy J. Higgins Victor N, 2, (3)

Director since 1999
Centera Corporation
Founder and President

Ronald James N, 2, 3

Director since 2004
Center for Ethical Business Cultures
President and CEO

Elliot S. Kaplan N, (4)

Director since 1971
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.
Partner

Allen U. Lenzmeier 4

Director since 2001
Best Buy Co., Inc.
Vice Chairman

G. Mike Mikan N

Director since 2008
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
Executive Vice President and CFO

Matthew H. Paull N, 1, 4

Director since 2003
Professor, University of San Diego
(Former) McDonald's Corporation
Corporate Senior Executive
Vice President and CFO

Rogelio M Rebolledo N, 3

Director since 2006
Retired
(Former) Pepsi Bottling Group Mexico
Chairman

Mary A. Tolan N, 1, 4

Director since 2004
Accretive Health
Founder and CEO

Frank D. Trestman N, (2), 4

Director since 1984
Trestman Enterprises
President
The Avalon Group
Chairman

Hatim A. Tyabji N, (1), 2

Director since 1998
Bytemobile, Inc.
Executive Chairman

Committee key:

N Non-management Director
1 Audit
2 Compensation and Human Resources
3 Nominating, Corporate Governance and Public Policy
4 Finance and Investment Policy
( ) Chairperson

Corporate governance

For more information on our Board of Directors, please visit the "For Our Investors" section of our Web site at www.BestBuy.com and click on "Corporate Governance." The Corporate Governance section also includes information about our strategic planning process, a copy of our proxy statement and other information.

Bradbury H. Anderson, Vice Chairman and CEO, has certified to the New York Stock Exchange that he is not aware of any violation by Best Buy of the NYSE's Corporate Governance listing standards.

Executive officers

Richard M. Schulze

Founder and Chairman

Bradbury H. Anderson

Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Allen U. Lenzmeier

Vice Chairman

Brian J. Dunn

President and Chief Operating Officer

James L. Muehlbauer

Executive Vice President— Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Robert A. Willett

Chief Executive Officer— Best Buy International and Chief Information Officer

Shari L. Ballard

Executive Vice President— Retail Channel Management

David P. Berg

Executive Vice President—International Strategy and Corporate Development

Timothy D. McGeehan

Executive Vice President— Best Buy Mobile Worldwide

Kevin T. Layden

Chief Operating Officer—International

David J. Morrish

Executive Vice President— Connected Digital Solutions

Kalendu Patel

Executive Vice President— Emerging Business

Jonathan E. Pershing

Executive Vice President—Human Capital

Michael A. Vitelli

Executive Vice President— Customer Operating Groups

Joseph M. Joyce

Senior Vice President— General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

John Noble

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer— Best Buy International

Michael J. Pratt

President—Best Buy Canada

Ryan D. Robinson

Senior Vice President and U.S. Strategic Business Unit Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Susan S. Grafton

Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer