North Carolina, United States — Driven Brands has announced the election of Damien Harmon of Best Buy to its Board of Directors, effective Jan. 1, 2024.
Harmon is the senior executive vice president of customer, channel experiences and enterprise services for Best Buy Co. Inc., where he is responsible for the end-to-end customer experience and the work that enhances interactions between Best Buy customers and employees. Harmon’s areas of responsibility include stores and operations, in-home services and sales, virtual experiences, call centres, membership, customer strategy, relationship offerings and insights.
Harmon also leads Geek Squad, Best Buy’s national tech-support organization.
“I am honoured to join the Board at Driven Brands as it grows its business and serves its employees,” said Harmon. “With my more than two decades of retail and leadership experience, I look forward to doing what I can to help drive [Driven Brands’] strategic growth forward.”
Harmon has also served in executive roles at Bridgestone Americas, including serving as the president of GCR Commercial Tires and as the COO of Bridgestone retail operations.
“We’re thrilled to have Damien join our Board,” said Jonathan Fitzpatrick, CEO and president of Driven Brands. “His deep experience in competitive and evolving retail environments and intense focus on delivering exceptional customer experiences will be invaluable as we continue to execute our strategy.”
