Best Buy Inc (BBY)

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Best BUY Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) today announced that Carol A. Surface,
Ph.D., has been named executive vice president and chief human resources
officer, effective March 1, 2010.

Surface, age 44, will report to Brian Dunn, Best Buy????s CEO, and will be
responsible for developing and directing Best Buy????s global human
resources organization. She will lead Best Buy????s overall human resources
strategy, including global talent attraction, staffing and retention,
leadership development, diversity, organizational design and cultural
development, employee education and development, compensation and
benefits and employee relations. She also will have oversight of Best
Buy????s legal department.

????Best Buy success is directly related to its people ???? their commitment,
their innovation and their passion. As we look to the future and the
opportunity to serve our customers in the digitally connected world, it
is critical that we attract, motivate and retain experienced,
knowledgeable and creative employees,????? said Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn.
????Carol????s global experience and proven track record make her an ideal fit
for Best Buy in so many ways, yet I????m most pleased that she shares our
fundamental belief that the real secret to Best Buy????s success ???? over our
first 40-plus years and in the future ???? is our people. Carol has the
transformational skills and strategic business perspective that we need
to help Best Buy embrace new challenges and seize new opportunities
across the globe. I am thrilled to welcome Carol to the Best Buy
leadership team.?????

Surface is joining Best Buy from PepsiCo where she served as senior vice
president, human resources, and chief personnel officer for PepsiCo
International, based in New York. In her most recent Dubai-based role,
Surface was responsible for all aspects of human resources across the
Asia Pacific region, Middle East and Africa. Prior to that role, she was
human resources vice president for PepsiCo's China Beverages business,
based in Hong Kong. She joined New York-based PepsiCo in May 2000, as
director, organization & management development. In this role, Carol had
global responsibility for design and implementation of core human
resources processes such as performance management, employee surveys,
360 feedback, as well as career and leadership development curricula.
Prior to joining PepsiCo, Surface gained more than 10 years' experience
in human resources and organizational development in the retail,
automotive supplier, and chemical industries at Kmart, Eaton
Corporation, and Dow Chemical.

Surface earned both a master's degree and doctorate in
industrial/organizational psychology from Central Michigan University.
She is a member of the American Psychological Association, The Society
for Industrial-Organizational Psychologists and the Conference Board HR
Council. Surface has published in professional and academic journals
such as Psychological Assessment and Advances in Developing Human
Resources.

About Best Buy Co., Inc.

With operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, China and Mexico,
Best Buy is????a multinational retailer of technology and entertainment
products and services with a commitment to growth and innovation. The
Best Buy family of brands and partnerships collectively generates more
than $45 billion in annual revenue????and includes brands such as????Best Buy,
Audiovisions, The Carphone Warehouse, Future Shop, Geek Squad, Jiangsu
Five Star, Magnolia Audio Video, Napster, Pacific Sales, The Phone
House, and Speakeasy. Approximately 155,000 employees apply their
talents to help bring the benefits of these brands to life for customers
through????retail locations, multiple call????centers????and Web sites, in-home
solutions, product delivery and????activities in its communities. Community
partnership is central to the way business is done at Best Buy. In
fiscal 2009, Best Buy donated????a combined $33.4 million to improve the
vitality of the communities where its employees and customers live and
work. For more information about Best Buy, visit www.bestbuy.com.

Source: Best Buy Co., Inc.