Best Buy Co., Inc. Promotes Vice President; New VP of Property Development Named.Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 2001 Best Buy Co., Inc., (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BBY BBY Best Buy (stock symbol) BBY Before Battle of Yavin (Star Wars) BBY BeBeyond (Chinese online community) ) the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer, today announced that Hank Dawson has been promoted to Vice President of Property Development for the Best Buy. In his new position, Dawson will be responsible for the due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired. , development and construction activities supporting the real estate strategy for BBY retail stores. "Hank has contributed enormously to the success of Best Buy Real Estate," said Best Buy Senior Vice President of Property Development and Real Estate Tami Kozikowski. "With 425 retail locations currently, and plans to open 60 additional stores each year for the next four years, Hank will spearhead the demands of keeping all Best Buy location's consistent with the constantly changing digital environment." Prior to joining Best Buy in 2000, Dawson was with JC Penney Co. as special projects manager, overseeing the construction of the new corporate headquarters and campus as well as a variety of distribution, support and retail facilities. Prior to retail, Dawson's past experience included both the architectural and general contracting professions having worked with Texas based firms HKS HKS Harvard Kennedy School (John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University; Cambridge, MA) HKS Hrvatski Košarkaški Savez (Croatian Basketball Federation) HKS Silver Hake HKS Hong Kong Standard Architects, Youngblood Architects and Robt E McKee General Contractors. A graduate of Texas Tech University, Dawson is a licensed architect and a member of the NCARB NCARB National Council of Architectural Registration Boards . About Best Buy Co., Inc. Minneapolis-based Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) is the nation's number one specialty retailer of consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment software and appliances. The Company operates retail stores and commercial web sites under the names: Best Buy (BestBuy.com), Magnolia Hi-Fi, Media Play (MediaPlay.com), On Cue (OnCue.com), Sam Goody Sam Goody is a music and entertainment retailer in the United States and formerly in the United Kingdom. It is owned and operated by Musicland, which itself is owned by former rival Trans World Entertainment which also runs Suncoast Motion Picture Company and, until January 2006, (SamGoody.com), and Suncoast (Suncoast.com). The Company reaches consumers through more than 1,800 retail stores nationwide, in Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla. and in the U.S. Virgin Islands. |
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