vice president; 1986-1991
president; 2001-2002
2002-, CEO and vice chairman.
1986-1991, executive vice president
2001-2002, president and COO
joined the corporate office as vice president in 1981 when the Best Buy chain comprised only seven stores.
Born: 1949
1973-1981, audio-components salesperson, then store manager; 1981-1986
Born: 1949, in Sheridan, Wyoming.
Anderson joined Sound of Music, which later became Best Buy, as a sales associate in a Minneapolis store in 1973.
he was a director of the Best Buy Children's Foundation and the national Junior Achievement organization, a trustee of the American Film Institute and Minnesota Public Radio.
Anderson believed successful management required a commitment to developing and facilitating the expression of employee capabilities. He found leaders at Best Buy who could develop the strengths of those under their charge.
A below-average high school student, Anderson was advised by his guidance counselor to forgo higher education; yet he found a love for learning at Waldorf College, then a junior college.