• February 28, 2008

Best Buy Co. has promoted Barry Judge to CMO, overseeing all areas of brand management, customer research and development, and advertising, as well as internal communications and public affairs.

Judge, who had been SVP/marketing, joined Best Buy in 1999.

The Minneapolis-based electronics retailer also promoted Michael A. Vitelli to EVP/customer operating groups from SVP/general manager, home solutions operating group.

And David Morrish moves to EVP/connected digital solutions--a new position--from SVP/business group leader, responsible for computer hardware and software.

--Sarah Mahoney