• March 9, 2012

Best Buy says it has hired Stephen Gillett as its new EVP and president, Best Buy Digital and global business services. Gillett, 36, had been EVP/digital ventures and chief information officer at Starbucks. "E-commerce is one of the fastest-growing sales channels for our business as demonstrated by the strong year-to-year online sales growth during the past two quarters and December,” CEO Brian J. Dunn says in the release announcing the appointment. “We want to build on that momentum and Stephen's track record makes it clear that he can help us engage customers online in ever more compelling ways."