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Best Buy is a multinational retailer of technology and entertainment products and services offering consumer electronics and more. read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 1265

TOTAL RATINGS: 13248

CEO: Corie Barry

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Ron Wilson — President & COO of Best Buy Canada Ltd at Best Buy

Executive Bio

Mr. Ron Wilson has been the President and Chief Operating Officer of Best Buy Canada Ltd. since March 5, 2013. In this role, Mr. Wilson led the business in Canada under the Future Shop and Best Buy brands, including online. He served as Senior Vice President of Merchandising, Marketing and ecommerce at Best Buy Canada Ltd. since 2008. He provided strategic direction and oversight into both Future Shop and Best Buy Canada's marketing program and creative messages. With a career at Best Buy Canada that started in 1991 working at an Edmonton Future Shop store, he has been a brand builder for more than 18 years. In 2007, he led a critical organizational restructuring of Best Buy Canada. With a keen interest towards the new trends in ecommerce and consumer insights, he is leading several key initiatives to drive both into the new frontier of the 'connected world and home' approach more and more consumers are demanding.

President & COO of Best Buy Canada Ltd Impact on Operations Department's Culture

Ron Wilson holds the highest position within the Operations department at Best Buy — President & COO of Best Buy Canada Ltd, and therefore has influence on the culture of the Operations department. The average employee described daily life within the Operations department as a Comfortably fast paced and not challenging 8 hour day, stating that they are happy with their work life balance. Employees within Best Buy's Operations department are invested in Best Buy's goals, and feel as though there is space for career growth.

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Yes	50%
No	50%

Are you challenged at work?

Answer	Percent
Yes	86%
No	14%

Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?

Answer	Percent
Yes	67%
No	33%

Are you satisfied with your work/life balance?

Answer	Percent
Positive	85%
Negative	15%

Is your work environment positive or negative?

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Great	0%
Good	50%
Average	50%
Poor	0%
Horrible	0%

How would you rate the value & quality of meetings at your company?

Answer	Percent
Yes	67%
No	33%

Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?

Executive Team Culture Ratings from Best Buy Employees

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50%

Best Buy's Executive Team scores in the Top 50%
of similar sized companies on Comparably

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Do you approve of the job your executive team is doing at your company?

71% Yes

Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?

Department - HR 81/100

Tenure - Less than 1 Year 78/100

Department - Finance 78/100

Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?

Gender - Non-Binary 35/100

Ethnicity - Native American 41/100

Department - Admin 56/100

Best Buy's Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 763 ratings, Best Buy's employees are less satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a “C+” or 66/100. On average, Women provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Men. Also, the HR department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Admin department.

Best Buy's Executive Team ranks in the Top 50% of other companies in Minneapolis and Top 50% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.

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