Director Since: November 2026
Committees: None
Other Public Company Directorships: None
Experience:
- Chief Executive Officer, Best Buy Co., Inc. (2026-present)
- Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Customer, Product and Fulfillment Officer and Best Buy Canada, Best Buy Co., Inc. (2024-2026)
- Chief Merchandising Officer, Best Buy Co., Inc. (2019-2024)
- Chief Category Officer – Computing, Mobile, Gaming, Exclusive Brands, Printing, Wearables and Accessories, Best Buy Co., Inc. (2018-2019)
- Senior Vice President – Computing, Mobile, Tablets, Wearables, Printing and Accessories, Best Buy Co., Inc. (2014-2018)
Education: Mr. Bonfig holds a degree from the University of Minnesota - Duluth.
Key Qualifications & Experience:
Mr. Bonfig brings over 25 years of merchandising experience and expertise to the Board. Since joining the Company in 1999 Mr. Bonfig has held a variety of merchandising and ecommerce related leadership roles. Those roles include oversight over all elements of merchandising, ecommerce, supply chain and marketing, including Best Buy Ads, Best Buy Marketplace and Best Buy Canada. Mr. Bonfig is recognized as one of the most influential leaders in consumer electronics today.
- Knowledge of Best Buy and the Industry - As Best Buy’s CEO, Mr. Bonfig has extensive knowledge of the Company, its business partners and the broader consumer electronics industry in which it competes. Mr. Bonfig first joined Best Buy as an inventory analyst and held numerous leadership roles in merchandising and ecommerce at the Company prior to becoming CEO in 2026.
- Retail /Consumer Service - Mr. Bonfig brings more than two decades of experience and expertise in retail and consumer electronics to the Board. He is recognized as an industry leader, curating and often helping to develop the most innovative products and technologies that customers love and rely on today.
- Growth/Transformation - Mr. Bonfig led the creation of the Company’s online Marketplace in the U.S. and the scaling of the Company’s retail media network, Best Buy Ads. Both businesses are key components of Best Buy’s growth and transformation strategy.