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.