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Best Buy Co., Inc.
(NYSE: BBY) has announced the appointment of John Pershing as
executive vice president, Human Capital for the corporation. In his new
role, Pershing will oversee the recruiting, training, employee
relations and employee development for about 140,000 employees at Best
Buy’s operations around the world. The company’s legal department also
will report to him. Pershing, age 37, will report to Brad Anderson,
Best Buy’s vice chairman and chief executive officer. His appointment
was effective December 11, 2007. Pershing succeeds Shari Ballard who was named executive vice president, Retail Channel Management in September of this year. “John
is an engaging and energetic leader who brings a valued combination of
field experience and human resources experience to his new role,” said
Anderson. “He is a champion of the unique culture that we have built at
Best Buy. John understands how the ecosystems in which our employees
work must be continually adapted so that we create relevant experiences
for our customers and build great relationships with them.” Pershing
joined Best Buy in 1989 as a retail manager and steadily advanced to
positions of increasing responsibility. In 1999, Pershing was named
divisional manager, responsible for loss prevention. He was promoted to
vice president, retail operations for Musicland, a former Best Buy
company, in 2002. In 2005, Pershing took on a new assignment as vice
president of organizational alignment and the corporate transformation
efforts necessary to roll out the company’s customer-centric business
strategy. A native of Milwaukee, Wisc.,
Pershing holds a bachelor of science degree in architectural studies
from the University of Wisconsin. He also attended the executive
leadership program at IMD in Lucerne, Switzerland. An
avid international traveler, Pershing continues to pursue his passion
for architectural historic preservation through several projects,
including his work on the renovation of a home in the historic village
of Greendale, Wisc. Pershing is an active volunteer with Big Brother /
Big Sisters Minnesota, serving as a “big” for more than four years. He
also recently joined the board of directors of Project Success, Twin
Cities.
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