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Minneapolis, MN-based Paula Baker as Chief Human Resources Officer
About the Company
Best Buy is an American multinational consumer electronics corporation headquartered in Richfield, Minnesota, a Minneapolis suburb. It operates in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
About the Person
Paula Baker is the Chief Human Resources Officer for Best Buy Co. Inc. In her role, Ms. Baker oversees talent development and the health and well-being of the more than 125,000 Best Buy employees worldwide. Ms. Baker has a proven track record of leading teams that drove stellar financial and customer performance results. She has served in a variety of retail and human resources leadership roles since joining the company in 2004. Most recently, she was territory vice president for the Southeast region of the United States, responsible for 172 stores and more than 10,000 employees. Prior to that, Ms. Baker was a territory human resources director. In that role, she built strong business partnerships that helped create a culture of engagement, reduced turnover, succession planning and talent development that led to company-leading business performance. She has also previously held district manager and general manager roles. Before joining Best Buy, Ms. Baker worked at Books-A-Million, Golfsmith International and St. Andrews Golf Company in retail leadership roles. She received her bachelor`s degree in accounting/finance from the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. She serves as a board member for the Best Buy PAC and for Girls Incorporated of Greater Atlanta.
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