Best Buy Co., Inc. named Jim Muehlbauer interim CFO of $36 billion consumer electronics giant, with headquarters in Richfield, Minn. Muehlbauer, 45, succeeds Darren Jackson, who has been appointed to the newly created position of executive vice president of Customer Operating Groups. Muehlbauer has been with Best Buy for the last five years, most recently serving as CFO of Best Buy U.S. He joined the company in 2002 as CFO of Musicland. In 2003, he was promoted to senior vice president of finance and then became CFO of Best Buy U.S. in 2006. From 1992 to 2002, he held numerous senior financial positions with increasing responsibility, including vice president and worldwide controller at the Pillsbury Co.

The ServiceMaster Co., the $3.4 billion provider of residential and commercial brands including, TruGreen, Terminix and American Home Shield, announced that Ernie Mrozek, the company's CFO will be retiring effective February 29, 2008. Mrozek, 53, joined ServiceMaster in 1987 as vice president of accounting. In 2000 he was named president of commercial and consumer services. Two years later he was promoted to president and COO, then in 2002 he accepted his current position as president and CFO in 2004.

Oxford Industries, Inc. promoted vice president and head of the internal audit department, Anne M. Shoemaker vice president of capital markets and treasurer of the $1.1 billion producer and marketer of branded and private label clothing for men, women and children, with headquarters in Atlanta. Shoemaker succeeds J. Reese Lanier, Jr. who has decided to resign in order to pursue other opportunities outside of the apparel industry Shoemaker began her career with Oxford seventeen years ago as a staff accountant and has since held various accounting and finance positions throughout her career, including managing the credit department.

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Forest City Enterprises Inc, announced that effective April 1, 2008, current CFO Thomas G. Smith is slated to retire, from the $1.2 billion real estate company, based in Cleveland. The company has named Robert G. O'Brien Smith's successor. O'Brien came to Forest City in 1988 as vice president of project finance in Forest City's commercial group. He was named president of Forest City Finance Corp. a subsidiary of Forest City, in 1994 and stayed in that role until 2000. O'Brien will handle leadership of financial activities on February 1, 2008 and will assume the roles of executive vice president and CFO concurrent to Smith's retirement.

Flower Foods Inc., the $1.9 billion producer and marketer of packaged bakery goods, with headquarters in Thomasville, Ga., appointed Vandy T. Davis vice president and corporate controller. Davis, 51, succeeds R. Steve Kinsey, who was promoted to senior vice president and CFO August 27. Davis's career with Flower Foods has spanned over 29 years, where he has held a variety of positions within accounting and financial reporting. In 1978, he joined the company as a staff accountant. Then, in 2005, he was named assistant corporate controller.

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