
FILE PHOTO: A sign marks a Best Buy store in Salem, New Hampshire, U.S., November 25, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
January 17, 2020
(Reuters) – U.S. consumer electronics retailer Best Buy Co <BBY.N> said on Friday its board was conducting an independent review on allegations of misconduct against Chief Executive Officer Corie Barry after receiving an anonymous letter.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the letter, dated Dec. 7, claimed Barry had a romantic relationship for years with former Best Buy Senior Vice President Karl Sanft.
(Reporting by Shanti S Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)