Best Buy Creates New Executive Position; John Noble Named Vice President of Finance.Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2002 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) ), North America's number one specialty retailer of digital technology and entertainment products, today announced the appointment of John Noble to vice president of finance - enterprise shared services shared services, n.pl the administrative, clinical, or other service functions that are common to two or more hospitals or their health care facilities and used jointly or cooperatively by them. . In his new role, Noble will be responsible for the financial functions of all Best Buy's shared services, which include information services (IS), logistics, human resources. and the consumer & brand marketing hub. He formerly worked for Pillsbury, holding such positions as vice president of operations finance and corporate support (which included supply chain and IS); vice president of corporate planning and analysis; and division CFO See Chief Financial Officer. for the Totino's, Progresso and Old El Paso Old El Paso is a brand applied to a range of Mexican-style foods, including dinner kits, tacos and tortillas, sauces, condiments, rice and refried beans. Old El Paso products are marketed in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, the Republic of brands. In addition, he spent 10 years with Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada in various finance roles, including the division CFO of its consumer household products group. Noble obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Western Ontario Western is one of Canada's leading universities, ranked #1 in the Globe and Mail University Report Card 2005 for overall quality of education.[2] It ranked #3 among medical-doctoral level universities according to Maclean's Magazine 2005 University Rankings. , and his MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. "We are so fortunate to have John join us in this new position as vice president of finance," said Darren Jackson, executive vice president - finance and CFO. "We are confident that he will help connect the shared services and enterprise financial functions through a direct relationship." About Best Buy Co., Inc. Minneapolis-based Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) is North America'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), Future Shop (FutureShop.ca); Magnolia Hi-Fi (MagnoliaHiFi.com), Media Play (MediaPlay.com), On Cue, Sam Goody (SamGoody.com), and Suncoast (Suncoast.com). The Company reaches consumers through more than 1,900 retail stores in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. |
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