Primary Job Title Chairman Primary Organization Metapack
Gender Male
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Robert A. Willett was formerly Group Chief Executive Officer of Al-Futtaim in January 2010 following his retirement from Best Buy.
Prior to joining Al-Futtaim, Willett was the Chief Executive Officer of Best Buy International appointed in 2003 where he sponsored and chaired Best Buy Europe, which included the joint venture with Carphone
Warehouse and Best Buy Mobile.
He was previously global managing partner for Accenture’s Retail Practice and was also a member of the Accenture Executive Management Committee.
Willett has held executive positions with King Fisher PLC, Group Chief Executive of the Gateway corporation and Managing Director of Littlewoods stores, in addition to other retailers in Europe.
He was appointed to the board of directors for LightHaus Logic, Inc., a technology based business intelligence company located in Vancouver. CIO Magazine named Willett to the CIO Hall of Fame in 2008.
