Kathleen Scarlett
Ms. Scarlett has served as Senior Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Affairs, of Best Buy Co., Inc., a leading consumer electronics retailer, since December 2024. Since joining Best Buy in 2014, she has held various leadership roles, including Senior Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Human Resources and Best Buy Canada (May 2023 to December 2024); Chief Human Resources Officer & Executive Vice President, Best Buy Canada (January 2020 to May 2023); Chief Human Resource Officer and President, US Retail Stores (January 2019 to January 2020); Chief Human Resources Officer (May 2017 to January 2019); and Division Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Vice President, Retail, Best Buy Canada (May 2014 to May 2017). Prior to Best Buy, Ms. Scarlett served as Chief Operating Officer of Grafton-Fraser Inc. from April 2010 to May 2014 and was a consultant with KMS Consulting from January 2010 to April 2010. Prior thereto, she served in positions with Loblaw Companies Limited (Senior Vice President, Shared Services, Talent Management from July 2007 to October 2008; and Senior Vice President, HR National Retail from September 2006 to July 2007), Hudson’s Bay Co. (Senior Vice President, HBC Marketing from June 2005 to December 2006; Senior Vice President, Store Operations and General Manager, Bay Stores from April 2002 to June 2005; Senior Vice President, Human Resources from September 1999 to April 2002; and various other positions of increasing responsibility from 1980 to 1993), Dylex Limited (Vice President, Human Resources from 1995 to 1999), and Premier Salons Canada (Vice President, Store Operations and Human Resources from 1993 to 1995). Ms. Scarlett also served as a director of Floor & Décor Holdings, Inc. from January 2021 to November 2022.
Independent Director
Member of the Compensation and Human Capital Management Committee
Member of the Nominating, Governance & Corporate Responsibility Committee