Best Buy For Business Adds David M. Hemler to Bolster Small Business IT Leadership.Former Microsoft Canada President Named Vice President, Sales and Operations, Best Buy For Business MINNEAPOLIS -- Best Buy Co., Inc., today announced that David M. Hemler has joined the company's small business technology solutions arm, Best Buy For Business, as vice president of sales and operations. Hemler will drive the sales strategy and execution of the Best Buy For Business retail and field channels. Hemler has joined Best Buy For Business following a 11-year career with Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, , most recently as president of Microsoft Canada. "David brings to Best Buy a wealth of experience in delivering technology to help small businesses grow. His well-demonstrated knowledge of the small business environment will help us better serve our Best Buy For Business customers," said Tom Healy Tom Healy was an Irish sportsperson who is best remembered for playing hurling with Thurles Sarsfields in the 1880s. Tommy Healy was born in Coolcroo, County Tipperary. He was noted as a fine sportsperson and he played hurling with his native Thurles club in the 1880s. , executive vice president, Best Buy For Business. During his tenure with Microsoft, Hemler also served as a regional vice president of the small midmarket solutions and partner group, where he was responsible for sales and marketing activities geared toward more than 2.6 million small and medium business customers across 18 states. Prior to Microsoft, he spent five years at Andersen Consulting See Accenture. (now Accenture) where he specialized in retail and distribution systems. Hemler holds a BA in Economics and Psychology from the University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business Recruiters also voice a strongly positive opinion of students. According to BusinessWeek's biannual MBA rankings: "Chicago's grads were hands-down favorites in our survey of companies that hire MBAs. . Best Buy For Business is designed to meet the technology needs of small businesses, offering business-class technology products and technology solutions consultations to help small business owners design, implement and maintain their technology infrastructure. Customers can engage Best Buy For Business through locations within more than 150 Best Buy stores around the country, via the web at www.bestbuyforbusiness.com, and over the phone. Best Buy plans to open 120 additional Best Buy For Business locations by the end of 2006. About Best Buy Co., Inc. 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) ) is an innovative Fortune 100 growth company that continually strives to create superior customer experiences. Through more than 1,100 retail stores across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada and in China, our employees connect customers with technology and entertainment products and services that make life easier and more fun. We sell consumer electronics, home-office products, entertainment software, appliances and related services. A Minneapolis-based company, our operations include: Best Buy (BestBuy.com and BestBuy.ca), Future Shop (FutureShop.ca), Geek Squad (GeekSquad.com and GeekSquad.ca), Pacific Sales Kitchen and Bath Centers (PacificSales.com), Magnolia Audio Video Magnolia Audio Video is a specialty consumer electronics retailer in the United States. It currently operates 13 standalone stores throughout Washington, Oregon, and California. (Magnoliaav.com) and Jiangsu Five Star Appliance Co. (Five-Star.cn). We support our communities through employee volunteerism and grants from The Best Buy Children's Foundation. |
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