Was this gentleman at Best Buy when they teamed up with Netflix?
RICHMOND, Va., Feb 15, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Circuit City Stores, Inc. (NYSE: CC) today announced the promotions of two of the Company's senior executives to positions of additional responsibility on the Circuit City senior management team.
" Philip J.Schoonover, 44, joined Circuit City in October 2004. As executive vice president and chief merchandising officer, Schoonover has been responsible for the merchandising buying group, supply chain, business development and strategy groups. **** Prior to joining Circuit City, he was executive vice president -- customer segments at Best Buy Co., Inc. from April 2004 until September 2004. Schoonover joined Best Buy in 1995, and served in various senior management positions in merchandising and new business development. He has also held senior management positions with TOPS Appliance City and held senior sales and marketing positions with Sony Corporation of America."
"We are very pleased to recognize the outstanding performance of both Phil Schoonover and Mike Foss since each of them joined the Circuit City team," said W. Alan McCollough, chairman and chief executive officer of Circuit City Stores, Inc. "As we said in announcing his appointment last October, Phil is a proven consumer electronics retailing leader with a strong background in developing new ideas and bringing them to the marketplace. He has already made a significant difference and has played a key role in the progress towards building a new Circuit City. And Mike's extensive financial background and commitment to operational improvement have added an important dimension to our senior leadership team. The Board and I are delighted to recognize Phil's and Mike's outstanding performance to date and we look forward to their continuing contributions to our efforts to build value for our shareholders." |
