David Denham, who previously served as chief growth officer at Colle+McVoy, has joined cross-town agency Space150 as chief strategy officer.
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Barry Judge, who joined Best Buy in 1999 and left in May 2012, is among at least half a dozen key leaders who left the electronics retailer last year.
The departure of George “Mike” Mikan and Matthew Paull from Best Buy’s board could benefit Richard Schulze in his attempt to acquire the company.
The Prouty Project helps guide companies through the evolving realm of business leadership.
Verso Paper, which shuttered its Sartell Paper mill following a fire that killed one worker, has reportedly paid a $39,200 fine after being cited for two violations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Stephen Gillett, who leaves at a time when Best Buy is trying to boost its share of the online market, will serve as executive vice president and chief operating officer at Symantec—a major Best Buy vendor.
Tom Horner, who co-founded PR firm Himle Horner in 1989 and later sold his stake when running for Minnesota governor, has joined forces with his daughter to launch Horner Strategies, LLC.
Diana Nelson, daughter of current Chair Marilyn Carlson Nelson, has served on the board for nearly a decade and will assume her new role in May.
The health care insurer, which pushed out its former chief executive in July, has appointed Michael Guyette as its next leader.
Best Buy’s stock, which had jumped Thursday on speculation that Richard Schulze was poised to make a takeover bid, returned Friday to where it had been trading previously, following news that Schulze’s deadline has been pushed back to February.
Korn/Ferry International said it will pay between $80 million and $95 million to acquire Minneapolis-based PDI Ninth House, a provider of talent management and leadership development solutions.
Charlie Zelle, who will begin his new role on January 15, succeeds Tom Sorel, who left his post at the end of November to lead AAA Minneapolis.
Members of the Business Roundtable—which includes some CEOs who head Minnesota companies—said they support “a balanced solution to the fiscal cliff and long-term deficit and debt issues,” adding that “no options should be precluded from a potential solution.”
Michael Francis, who spent more than two decades at Target Corporation before leaving last year and then serving brief stints at J.C. Penney and Gap, has become DreamWorks Animation’s first-ever chief global brand officer.
Despite warnings from economists that the “fiscal cliff” could have dire consequences for the U.S. economy, more than half of those who responded to a recent poll indicated that it might be sensible to take the plunge.
U.S. Bancorp CEO Richard Davis anticipates “substantially lower” revenue growth next year, due to which the company plans to open fewer branches.
Aetrium recently declared a proxy vote moot because a group of dissident investors was unable to establish a quorum; the investor group is now suing the company and accusing its directors of a “gross violation of shareholder rights.”
In addition to being named chief executive, David Gagne has joined Winland Electronics’ board of directors.