Keynote Speaker, Paul Raines - Chief Executive Officer, GameStop - Grapevine, TX
Wednesday, September 15
11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Paul Raines was named GameStop’s Chief Executive Officer in June of 2010. He is responsible for overseeing the company’s growth and expansion. Before joining GameStop, Raines spent eight years with Home Depot in various management positions in retail operations, including serving as EVP for U.S. Stores and President of the Southern Division of the Atlanta-based company. AS EVP for U.S Stores, Raines was responsible for more than 2,000 stores and $70 billion in sales activity.

Raines also has extensive international expertise covering Latin America, Asia and Europe. Prior to Home Depot, he spent four years in global sourcing for L.L. Bean and 10 years with Kurt Salmon Associates in its consumer products group.

Raines is very active in Hispanic leadership groups and charities, including the U.S. Advisory Board of the Costa Rica Children’s Hospital Foundation.  He also sits on the President’s Advisory Board of the Georgia Institute of Technology, as well as the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

GameStop Corporation
GameStop is the world’s largest video game and entertainment software retailer, operating more than 6,200 retail stores worldwide. GameStop stores around the globe are exciting places to be. From teens and young adults to parents and grandparents, our customers come from all different countries and continents, with interests ranging from sword fighting to Sudoku, and from drag racing to dancing. But they all have two things in common: a passion for video games and GameStop.