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Meet Hubert Joly. Joly is the president and chief executive of Best Buy and a member of the board of directors as well. Joly was born in 1959 and raised in France. He attended school and is a graduate of Ecole des Hautes Estudes Commerciales de Paris (HEC of Paris). He also attended the institute of d’Etudes Politiques de Paris. While in school he was elected a Globe Leader for Tomorrow by the Economic Forum, and was a knight in the French National Order of Merit.
Joly has lots of experience and History in his life of hospitality and management. Mr. Hubert Joly has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Best Buy Co., Inc. since September 2012. Mr. Joly served as the President of Carlson Hotels Worldwide and Chief Executive Officer of Carlson Hotels Worldwide for RADLAX Gateway Hotel, LLC. Mr. Joly served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of CW Government Travel, Inc. since 2008. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Carlson Hotels Worldwide Inc. from March 1, 2008 to September 2012. Mr. Joly led the group for the reconstruction and growth of Vivend’s video games that included World of War Craft and Diablo II. He also is a member of the executive committee of the World Travel and Tourism Council, serves on the board of trustees of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and is a member of the executive committee of the Minnesota Business Partnership. He was honored as one of the 25 Most Influential Executives of the Business Travel Industry (2006) by Business Travel News magazine.
Mr. Joly resigned from Carlson to take the position of CEO with best buy in August of 2012. With Joly as the new CEO and the renewal of the Blue transformation at Best Buy, the company’s stock tripled in 2013. One of Jolys top goals in Best Buy is to be matching prices that are the lowest. This is from his determination to make sure that people that come to Best Buy have no reason to buy anywhere else. He hits hard on customer service such as the...