BARRY JUDGE
Chief marketing officer, Best Buy Co. Inc.
Age: 46
Family: Twin boys, 14, and daughter, 10.
Hometown: Grew up in Weston, Conn., and has lived in the Twin Cities for 15 years.
Quick résumé: Spent five years as top marketer at Caribou Coffee Co. as it grew from 10 stores to nearly 150. Also worked at Pillsbury Co. Came to Best Buy in 1999 to work in e-commerce, and helped launch the retailer's website in 2000. Promoted to the top marketing spot in August 2006.
Blog: www.barryjudge.com
Latest entry: October -- with promises of meaty updates coming soon.
Twitter: www.twitter.com/BestBuyCMO
Followers: 12,725
Following: 1,436
Passions: Travel, reading, sports and eating out.
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