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Ms. Kathy J. Higgins Victor is Independent Director of Best BUY Co Inc., since November 1999. She has served since 1994 as president and founder of Centera Corporation (an executive development and leadership coaching firm located in Minneapolis, Minnesota). From 1991 to 1994, she was senior vice president of human resources at Northwest Airlines, Inc., now Delta Air Lines (a commercial airline). Prior to that, Ms. Higgins Victor held senior executive positions at The Pillsbury Company, subsequently acquired by General Mills, Inc. (a producer of grain and other foodstuffs), and Burger King Corporation (operator and franchisor of restaurants worldwide). Ms. Higgins Victor's roles with these branded public companies give her experience in the areas of established company cultures, executive compensation and human resources.