Hubert joly biography

Hubert Joly (born 11 August 1959) is a businessman and Harvard Business School faculty member^[2] who formerly served as chairman and CEO of Best Buy.

He is also the former president, CEO and director of Carlson, a global hospitality and travel conglomerate based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US.

He graduated from HEC Paris and Sciences Po Paris (1983).^[3]

Career

Joly left Vivendi in 2004 to become president and chief executive officer of CWT.

In January 2008, Joly was announced president and CEO of Carlson Companies, an American privately held international conglomerate in the hotel, travel and restaurant franchise industries, employing more than 175,000 people in more than 160 countries and territories.

He took the position in March 2008 as a replacement for Marilyn Carlson Nelson, daughter of the founder Curt Carlson. Under his leadership, CWT grew its annual sales from US$8.9 billion in 2003 to $25.5 billion in 2007.^[4]

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