Jim Muehlbauer

Title: Executive Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Jim Muehlbauer is executive vice president — finance and chief financial officer for Best Buy Co., Inc., a multinational retailer of technology and entertainment products and services with approximately 1,300 store locations across the United States, throughout Canada and in China.
 
In his role, Muehlbauer supports enterprise growth initiatives and leads Best Buy’s financial activities including decision support, strategic planning and performance management, accounting and reporting, investor relations, audit, tax and treasury functions for the $40 billion (fiscal 2008) international company. 
 
Muehlbauer joined Best Buy in 2002. He was named senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) of Best Buy’s U.S. business in 2006. As U.S. CFO, he provided leadership and led financial activities supporting Best Buy’s retail, merchandising, marketing, supply chain and real estate capabilities. In addition, he oversaw enterprise strategic planning and performance management, accounting and investor relations activities. His previous roles at Best Buy included senior vice president of enterprise finance and vice president and chief financial officer of Musicland, a $1.7 billion specialty retailer of home entertainment products.
 
Prior to Best Buy, Muehlbauer spent ten years with The Pillsbury Company, where he held senior-level management positions, including vice president and worldwide controller, vice president of finance – supply chain, divisional finance director, director of mergers and acquisitions, and director of audit. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers (formally Coopers & Lybrand) holding various positions over eight years in the firm’s business investigation services and audit services.
 
A native of Minnesota, Muehlbauer is a CPA (inactive) and holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting.