Mr. Joly, age 63, served as the Executive Chairman of Best Buy Co., Inc. (consumer electronics) from June 2019 to June 2020, having joined the company in 2012 as President and Chief Executive Officer and becoming Chairman, President, and Chief Executive in 2015. From 2004 to 2008, he was Global President and Chief Executive Officer, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, and then served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Carlson Companies from 2008 to 2012. In 1999, he joined Vivendi as Global Chief Executive Officer, Vivendi Universal Games, and was later appointed Executive Vice President of U.S. Assets and Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Vivendi Universal. Prior roles included, from 1996 to 1999, Vice President, Europe and President of Electronic Data Systems France and, from 1983 to 1996, McKinsey & Company, eventually serving as Partner. Mr. Joly is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and serves on the Board of Directors of Sciences Po Foundation, the Board of Trustees of the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the New York Public Library and the International Advisory Board of his alma mater, HEC Paris.
Skills and Qualifications
- Extensive strategic, operational and financial expertise relevant to international corporations
- Successfully led the digital transformation of consumer businesses, with focus on customer experience
- Experience in business transformation and human capital management
Current Committees
- Member, Nominating & Corporate Governance
- Member, Audit
Other Public Board Service
- Ralph Lauren Corporation (since 2009)
Recent Past Public Board Service
- Best Buy Co., Inc. (2012-2020)