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Mr. Schoonover joined the company in October 2004 as executive vice president and chief merchandising officer. He was elected president in February 2005, joined the board of directors in December 2005, was elected chief executive officer in March 2006 and was elected chairman of the board in June 2006. Before joining the company, he was executive vice president - customer segments at Best Buy Co., Inc., a retailer of consumer electronics, home office products, entertainment software, appliances and related services, from April 2004 until September 2004. He joined Best Buy in 1995 and previously served as executive vice president - new business development from February 2002 until April 2004; executive vice president - digital technology solutions from February 2001 until February 2002; and senior vice president - merchandising for five years. Before joining Best Buy, Mr. Schoonover was an executive vice president at TOPS Appliance City, a retailer of home appliances and consumer electronics, and held sales and executive marketing positions with Sony Corporation of America, a global entertainment company. Mr. Schoonover's present term on the board of directors will expire in 2009. | 