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Executive Officers of the Registrant

(As of March 20, 2017)

NameAgePosition With the CompanyYears With the Company
Hubert Joly57Chairman and Chief Executive Officer4
Corie Barry42Chief Financial Officer17
Paula F. Baker49Chief Human Resources Officer13
Shari L. Ballard50President, Multi-channel Retail and Operations24
R. Michael (Mike) Mohan49Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer13
Keith J. Nelsen53General Counsel and Secretary11
Asheesh Saksena52Chief Strategic Growth Officer1
Trish Walker50President, Services1
Mathew R. Watson46Chief Accounting Officer11

Hubert Joly is our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director in September 2012 and as Chairman in June 2015. Mr. Joly was previously the President and Chief Executive Officer of Carlson, Inc., a worldwide hospitality and travel company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 2008 until he joined Best Buy. Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer of Carlson, Mr. Joly was President and Chief Executive Officer of Carlson Wagonlit Travel, a business travel management company, from 2004 until 2008. He held several senior executive positions with Vivendi S.A., a French multinational media and telecommunications company, from 1999 to 2004. Prior to that time, Mr. Joly worked in the technology sector at Electronic Data Systems (now part of Hewlett-Packard Company) from 1996 to 1999 and at McKinsey & Company, Inc. from 1983 to 1996. Mr. Joly is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Ralph Lauren Corporation, a leader in the design, marketing and retailing of premier lifestyle products. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Retail Industry Leaders Association, the Executive Committee of the Minnesota Business Partnership and on the Board of Trustees of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Minnesota Orchestra. Mr. Joly previously served as a Director of Carlson, Inc.; Chair of the Board of Directors of the Rezidor Hotel Group; Chair of the Board of Directors of Carlson Wagonlit Travel; Chair of the Travel Facilitation Sub-Committee of the U.S. Department of Commerce Travel and Tourism Advisory Board; on the executive committee of the World Travel and Tourism Council; and on the board of overseers of the Carlson School of Management.

Corie Barry was appointed our Chief Financial Officer in June 2016. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing all aspects of global finance, as well as information technology, information security, audit, procurement and pricing functions. Ms. Barry joined Best Buy in 1999 and has held a variety of financial and operational roles within the organization, both in the field and at the corporate campus. She most recently was our Chief Strategic Growth Officer and the Interim Leader of Best Buy’s Services Organization from 2015 until 2016. Prior to that dual-role, she served as Senior Vice President of Domestic Finance from 2013 until 2015; Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and business development of our Home Business Group from 2012 to 2013; and Vice President, Finance of the Home Customer Solutions Group from 2010 until 2012. Prior to Best Buy, Ms. Barry worked at Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Paula F. Baker was appointed our Chief Human Resources Officer in March 2016. In her role, Ms. Baker oversees talent development and the health and well-being of the more than 125,000 Best Buy employees worldwide. Prior to her current role, she served as Vice President, Territory General Manager for the Southeast region of the United States, responsible for 172 stores and more than 10,000 employees, since 2012. Prior to that, Ms. Baker was a Territory Human Resources Director from 2010 to 2012. She has also previously held District Manager and General Manager roles from 2004 to 2010. Before joining Best Buy in 2004, Ms. Baker worked at Books-A-Million, a large chain bookstore in the southeast, Golfsmith International, a retail golf superstore, and St. Andrews Golf Company, a premier golf club manufacturer and retailer, in retail leadership roles. Ms. Baker serves as a board member on the Richard M. Schulze Foundation and on the Quality Committee of Children’s Hospital of Minnesota.

Shari L. Ballard is our President, Multi-channel Retail and Operations. She was named President, U.S. Retail and Chief Human Resources Officer in 2014 and in March 2016 transitioned out of her human resources responsibilities to focus primarily on our store operations. In March 2017, she added responsibility for E-commerce and will now focus primarily on maximizing the multi-channel customer experience. Previously, she served as President, International and Chief Human Resources Officer from 2013 to 2014; Executive Vice President and President, International from 2012 to 2013; Executive Vice

President, President - Americas from March 2010 until 2012; Executive Vice President - Retail Channel Management from 2007 to 2010; and Executive Vice President - Human Resources and Legal from 2004 to 2007. Ms. Ballard joined us in 1993 and has served as Senior Vice President, Vice President, and General and Assistant Store Manager. Ms. Ballard serves on the board of directors for the University of Minnesota Foundation. She previously served on the board of directors of the Delhaize Group, a Belgian-based international food retailer.

R. Michael (Mike) Mohan is our Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer. He was appointed our Chief Merchandising Officer in January 2014 and in March 2017 added responsibility for our marketing organization. In this role, he manages the category management supply chain, merchandising and marketing functions for our U.S. business, including our category growth strategies, vendor relationships, private label business, merchandise assortment and marketing strategy, branding and execution. Previously, Mr. Mohan served as President, Home since June 2013 until his current appointment; Senior Vice President, General Manager - Home Business Group from 2011 to June 2013; Senior Vice President, Home Theater from 2008 to 2011; and Vice President, Home Entertainment from 2006 to 2008. Prior to joining Best Buy in 2004 as Vice President, Digital Imaging, Mr. Mohan was Vice President and General Merchandising manager for Good Guys, an audio/video specialty retailer in the western United States. Mr. Mohan also previously worked at Future Shop in Canada from 1988 to 1997, prior to our acquisition of the company, where he served in various merchandising roles. Mr. Mohan serves as a trustee for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

Keith J. Nelsen has served as our General Counsel and Secretary since 2011. In this role, he manages our enterprise legal and risk management functions, as well as acts as Secretary to our Board of Directors. Previously, in addition to his current role, he also served as Chief Risk Officer from 2012 to 2013. He was appointed Executive Vice President, General Counsel in May 2011 and Secretary of the Company in June 2011 and served as Senior Vice President, Commercial and International General Counsel from 2008 until his current appointment. Mr. Nelsen joined Best Buy in 2006 as Vice President, Operations and International General Counsel. Prior to joining us, he worked at Danka Business Systems PLC, an office products supplier, from 1997 to 2006 and served in various roles, including chief administration officer and general counsel. Prior to his time at Danka, Mr. Nelsen held the role of Vice President, Legal from 1995 to 1997 at NordicTrack, Inc., a provider of leisure equipment products. Mr. Nelsen began his career in 1989 as a practicing attorney with Best and Flanagan, LLP, a law firm located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mr. Nelsen is a member of the board of directors of NuShoe, Inc., a privately held shoe repair facility in San Diego, California and serves on the boards of the Children's Cancer Research Fund and the Chad Greenway Lead the Way Foundation.

Asheesh Saksena was appointed our Chief Strategic Growth Officer in June 2016. In this role, he leads our efforts to refine and implement our growth strategy. Mr. Saksena is a highly strategic leader with more than 20 years of experience in creating and leading strategic growth. Prior to joining Best Buy, he served from 2011 to 2016 as the Executive Vice President of Strategy and New Business Development at Cox Communications, one of the nation’s leading cable television providers. Prior to that, he was the Deputy Chief Strategy Officer for Time Warner Cable from 2008 to 2011. He has also held leadership roles at Accenture and Tata Group.

Trish Walker was appointed our President of Services in April 2016. In this role, she oversees our Geek Squad services in stores, online and in customers’ homes. Before joining Best Buy, Ms. Walker spent 27 years at Accenture, most recently serving as Senior Managing Director leading the North America retail practice and global client account lead. Prior to leading the retail practice, she held numerous leadership positions in Accenture’s retail practice, including marketing, operations, SAP and change management. Ms. Walker also serves on the advisory board of iOwn, LLC, a computer software development company.

Mathew R. Watson has served as our Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer since April 2015. Mr. Watson is responsible for our controllership and external reporting functions. Mr. Watson has served in the role of Vice President, Finance - Controller since 2014. Prior to that role, he was Vice President - Finance, Domestic Controller from 2013 to 2014. Mr. Watson was also Senior Director, External Reporting and Corporate Accounting from 2010 to 2013 and Director, External Reporting and Corporate Accounting beginning in 2007. Prior to joining us in 2005, Mr. Watson worked at KPMG, a professional audit, advisory and tax firm, from 1995 to 2005. He serves on the board of directors of AchieveMpls.

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