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Hubert Joly, Best Buy’s executive chairman and former CEO, has been named as one of this year’s winners for a prestigious award that recognizes top business leaders.
Columbia Business School’s W. Edwards Deming Center for Quality, Productivity, and Competitiveness on Monday named Hubert as one of three recipients of the 2019 Deming Cup. Now in its 10th year, the award recognizes leaders for operational excellence and for fostering a culture of continuous improvement within their organizations.
This year’s other honorees are David Abney, chairman and CEO of United Parcel Service (UPS), and Janet DiFiore, chief judge for the New York State Court of Appeals.
Our Best Buy store in Kohler, Wisconsin, reopened its doors recently after damage from an electrical fire closed them in March.
In addition to new walls, flooring and paint, the store now has an expanded appliances section, a new Geek Squad consultation area and more. While the store was closed for rebuilding, employees were offered shifts at other Best Buy locations. The company also paid them for time spent volunteering in the community.
To welcome back customers and employees, the store held an event on July 6 that included photo ops with local first responders, giveaways and a live radio broadcast.