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10 Best Buy finance leaders

These ten current and former Best Buy finance leaders, including a former CFO of Best Buy International and Best Buy Canada, have held chief accounting officer, treasurer, senior vice president and finance director roles. A reader can learn from them how Best Buy runs accounting, tax and treasury, FP&A and finance support for its retail, services and real estate work.

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  1. Bruce Owens

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    Experience: Vice President, Global Treasurer · Best Buy

    Vice President, Global Treasurer at Best Buy since September 2025 (current); he writes that as Treasurer he is responsible for strategic oversight of the company's global capital structure, liquidity management and financial risk mitigation. His other Best Buy roles include Assistant Treasurer, Sr. Director (2020–2025), Assistant Treasurer, Director (2019–2020) and Finance Manager - Treasury (2013–2017).

  2. Carla Haugen

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Senior Vice President - Enterprise Finance · Best Buy

    Senior Vice President - Enterprise Finance at Best Buy since May 2023 (current); her headline reads Senior Vice President, Finance, Real Estate and Enterprise Efficiency at Best Buy. Her other Best Buy roles include Vice President - Sales Channels Finance (2019–2023), Senior Director of Category Finance (2017–2019), Senior Director of Finance U.S. Retail (2014–2017) and Senior Director of Finance - Retail FP&A and Operations (2013–2014).

  3. Chad P.

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Senior Vice President, Finance - Tax & Treasury · Best Buy

    Senior Vice President, Finance - Tax & Treasury at Best Buy since November 2025 (current). At Best Buy he was also Vice President, Tax Planning, Compliance and Accounting (2023–2026) and Senior Director, Tax Planning, Compliance and Accounting (2009–2023), and he was Managing Director, Senior Tax Counsel at Northwest Airlines (1998–2008) and an Adjunct Associate Professor at University of Minnesota School of Law (2014–2021).

  4. Corey Strickland

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Senior Vice President - Finance · Best Buy

    Senior Vice President - Finance at Best Buy since May 2023 (current); the profile headline reads Senior Vice President - Finance & Strategic Analytics. Corey's other Best Buy roles include Vice President, Finance for Merchandising and Marketing (2019–2023), Senior Director Finance (2017–2019), Finance Director, FP&A (2014–2017) and Sr. Finance Manager, eCommerce FP&A (2013–2014).

  5. Dave Der

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Director of Finance · Best Buy

    Director of Finance at Best Buy since March 2010 (current); his profile describes the role as responsible for the overall aspects of the finance function at Best Buy Canada, including annual plans, forecasts and long-range planning. He was also Finance Manager at Best Buy Canada (2005–2009) and Accounting Manager at Future Shop, now operated by Best Buy (1987–2000).

  6. David Wass

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Sr. Finance Director - Properties & Capital · Best Buy

    Sr. Finance Director - Properties & Capital at Best Buy since January 2022 (current), a role the profile says leads FP&A support for store real estate and capital investments. His other Best Buy roles include Finance Director - Omnichannel Operations (2019–2022), Finance Director - Services (2017–2019) and Sr. Finance Manager - Home Theater (2015–2017).

  7. Jim Roslansky

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Sr. Finance Director - Services, Membership, Financial Services · Best Buy

    Sr. Finance Director - Services, Membership, Financial Services at Best Buy since July 2026 (current). At Best Buy he was also Sr. Director of Category Finance (2024–2026), described in the profile as Sr. Director of Finance for Best Buy's Home Theater and Appliances (Large & Small) categories, Finance Sr. Director - Digital & Technology (2021–2024) and Finance Senior Director - Enterprise Finance (2020–2021).

  8. John Noble

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Senior VP and CFO, Best Buy International · Best Buy

    Former Senior VP and CFO, Best Buy International (2006–2009); his profile says he was chief financial officer and a key member of the senior leadership team as the business unit grew revenues from $4 billion to $12 billion in three years through organic growth, acquisition and joint ventures. He was also CFO, Best Buy Canada (2003–2008), and Chief Financial Officer at Micro Electronics Inc (2011–2023).

  9. Mat Watson

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer · Best Buy

    Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Best Buy since October 2017 (current), a President/Vice President-level Finance & Accounting role. His Best Buy rows also list Controller and Chief Accounting Officer (from 2015), V.P. - Finance, Controller (from 2014), V.P. - Finance, U.S. Controller (2013–2014) and Domestic Controller (2013).

  10. Steve Pieper

    LinkedIn

    Experience: Senior Finance Director U.S. Retail · Best Buy

    Former Senior Finance Director U.S. Retail at Best Buy (2017–2022), where the profile says he owned the budgeting and forecasting process for all BBY US Retail Locations, with an emphasis on $5.3B of SG&A expenses, and led planning and decision support. His other Best Buy roles include Senior Director of Finance, Domestic Finance (2014–2017), Senior Director of Finance - Connectivity Business Group (2012–2014) and Director of Finance - BBY Mobile (2009–2012).

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Questions to take into the conversation

  1. 01How does a national retailer's finance team plan and forecast store operating expenses across hundreds of locations?
  2. 02What finance support does a retailer need when growing services and membership programs alongside product sales?
  3. 03How should a retail treasury team balance liquidity, capital returns and risk across economic cycles?

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