Paul Raines

Paul Raines

Chief Operating Officer

GameStop

Paul Raines was named GameStop's Chief Operations Officer in August 2008. 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 their consumer products group.