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Article: Best Buy Europe Appoints Scott Wheway as New CEO.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- August 12, 2009
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Best Buy Europe announced that Scott Wheway, age 42, has been named chief executive officer (see also Best Buy Co., Inc.).
Best Buy Europe was created in May, 2008, when Best Buy Co., Inc. and The Carphone Warehouse PLC agreed to create a new company to meet the evolving needs of consumer electronics customers in Europe. Wheway will report to the shareholder board of Best Buy Europe. He assumes responsibility for all Best Buy Europe operations, including The Carphone Warehouse's 2,450 stores across nine European markets, its online and direct businesses, insurance operations and "big box" Best Buy stores that are planned in Europe and due to open in the U.K., ...