Background
Anderson, Brad was born in 1949 in Sheridan, Wyoming, United States.
Chief Executive Officer chief operating officer
Anderson, Brad was born in 1949 in Sheridan, Wyoming, United States.
Associate of Arts, Waldorf College, 1969. Bachelor, University Denver, 1971.
In fiscal 2006, he earned a salary of $1,164,283 and a bonus of $2,692,250. His annual compensation for fiscal year 2007 was $5.6 million, including $1,172,995 in salary, plus $2,650,969 in incentive-plan compensation. In 2008, Anderson earned $49.3 million in total compensation, $1,172,995 in salary, $1,994,092 in incentive-plan compensation, stock awards of $413,635 and no option awards, and $46.08 million in value from exercising 1.05 million stock options.
In 1973, Anderson joined Sound of Music, a small chain of stereo stores that were the precursor to Best Buy, as a commissioned salesman.
lieutenant took him two weeks to make his first sale. In the subsequent years, Schulze and Anderson turned the chain from a commission-driven store to a discount store, warehouse-style format.
In 1986, Anderson was promoted to executive vice president and was elected to Best Buy’s Board of Directors. In April 1991, he was promoted to president and chief operating officer, vice chairman in 2001, and in June 2002, he assumed the position of chief executive officer
In June 2009, he was succeeded by Brian J. Dunn who was serving as president and chief operating officer
Anderson serves on the Waldorf College Board of Regents.
Board directors American Film Institute, Best Buy Children's Foundation, International Mass Retail Association. Board trustees Mayo Clinic Rochester, since 2009. Board regents Waldorf College.
Married Janet Anderson. 2 children.