Governance Costco Wholesale Corporation

COST

US22160K1051

Discount Stores

Market Closed - Nasdaq Other stock markets 01:00:00 10/02/2026 +04			Pre-market 16:12:02
997.59 ^USD	-0.36%		994.18	-0.34%

04:11pm	Evercore ISI Adjusts Price Target on Costco Wholesale to $1,050 From $1,025, Maintains Outperform Rating	MT
02-09	Bernstein Adjusts Price Target on Costco Wholesale to $1,155 From $1,146, Maintains Outperform Rating	MT

Executive Committee: Costco Wholesale Corporation

Manager

Positions heldSince

Roland Vachris

61 year

Chief Executive Officer	01/01/2024
Chief Operating Officer	-
President	02/02/2022

Tiffany Barbre

52 year

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

01/07/2025

Sheri Flies

Compliance Officer

Javier Polit

62 year

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

01/12/2023

Gary Millerchip

54 year

Director of Finance/CFO	15/03/2024
Public Communications Contact	29/02/2024

Claudine Adamo

56 year

Sales & Marketing

01/02/2022

Brenda Weber

Human Resources Officer

Patrick Callans

64 year

Chief Administrative Officer

01/01/2019

John Sullivan

66 year

General Counsel	01/01/2016
Corporate Secretary	01/01/2010

Composition of the Board of Directors: Costco Wholesale Corporation

Director

CommitteesSince

Tony James

75 year

Executive Committee

Ken Denman

67 year

Executive Committee
Compensation Committee
Governance Committee Chair	01/03/2018
Nominating Committee Chair	01/03/2018
Audit Committee Chair

Maggie Wilderotter

71 year

Executive Committee
Compensation Committee	14/10/2015
Governance Committee	14/10/2015
Nominating Committee	14/10/2015

Helena Foulkes

61 year

Audit Committee	16/08/2023
Compensation Committee Chair
Governance Committee	16/08/2023
Nominating Committee	16/08/2023

Sue Decker

62 year

Audit Committee	23/01/2012
Audit Committee Chair	01/07/2021
Compensation Committee

Jeffrey Raikes

68 year

Governance Committee Chair	01/12/2008
Nominating Committee Chair	01/12/2008

John Stanton

71 year

Audit Committee	04/12/2019
Compensation Committee Chair	29/10/2015

Sally Jewell

70 year

Audit Committee
Compensation Committee

Roland Vachris

61 year

Director/Board Member

02/02/2022

Gina Marie Raimondo

54 year

Director/Board Member

15/01/2026

Latest Appointments: Costco Wholesale Corporation

21/08/25	Target's new CEO pick raises doubts about its much-needed brand reboot	RE
20/08/25	Target stock slumps after retailer names insider Fiddelke to CEO role	RE
08/08/25	Costco Wholesale Corporation Announces Executive Changes, Effective February 2026	CI
11/06/25	Costco Wholesale Corporation Announces Executive Changes	CI
12/05/25	Autosports Group Appoints Chair	MT
09/05/25	Autosports Group Says James Evans Retires As Chair	RE
09/05/25	Autosports Group Limited Announces Board Changes	CI

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Former Officers and Directors: Costco Wholesale Corporation

Insider

Positions held

SinceUntil

Richard Galanti

Director/Board Member	01/01/1995	23/01/2025
Director of Finance/CFO	01/03/1984	15/03/2024
Public Communications Contact	01/10/1993	-

Walter Jelinek

Director/Board Member	01/02/2010	23/01/2025
Chief Executive Officer	01/01/2012	01/01/2024
Chief Operating Officer	01/02/2010	01/01/2012
President	01/02/2010	02/02/2022

Charles Munger

Director/Board Member	01/01/1997	28/11/2023
Independent Dir/Board Member	01/01/1997	28/11/2023

James Murphy

Corporate Officer/Principal

01/01/2004

01/11/2022

Joe Portera

Corporate Officer/Principal

01/04/1994

31/01/2022

Paul Moulton

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

01/09/2021

Dennis R. Zook

Corporate Officer/Principal

01/10/1993

02/03/2018

John D. McKay

Chief Operating Officer	22/10/2012	22/10/2012
Corporate Officer/Principal	01/01/2000	02/03/2018

Jeffrey Brotman

Chairman	01/01/1983	01/08/2017
Founder	01/01/1983	01/08/2017

Douglas W. Schutt

Corporate Officer/Principal	01/01/2004	12/03/2010
Sales & Marketing	12/03/2010	01/12/2016

David S. Petterson

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

25/10/2016

Benjamin Carson

Director/Board Member	01/05/1999	01/05/2015
Independent Dir/Board Member	01/05/1999	01/05/2015

William H. Gates

Director/Board Member	01/01/2003	29/01/2015
Independent Dir/Board Member	01/01/2003	29/01/2015

Michael Pollard

Corporate Officer/Principal

17/09/2009

01/01/2013

Franz E. Lazarus

Chief Administrative Officer	01/01/2006	-
Human Resources Officer	01/01/2006	-

Luke Friang

Corporate Officer/Principal

01/01/2001

01/01/2005

Thomas Kirk Walker

Corporate Officer/Principal

01/07/2004

Daniel J. Evans

Director/Board Member	01/01/2003	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	01/01/2003	-

Arthur D. Jackson

Chief Administrative Officer

16/09/2009

Roger A. Campbell

Chief Operating Officer

01/01/2000

Jill S. Ruckelshaus

Director/Board Member	01/02/1996	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	01/02/1996	-

John Hildebrandt

Corporate Officer/Principal

01/01/1994

01/01/1996

Thomas D. Martin

Corporate Officer/Principal

01/10/1993

01/12/1994

Robert Price

Chairman

01/10/1993

01/12/1994

Mitchell G. Lynn

Director/Board Member

01/01/1979

01/01/1994

Richard Libenson

Director/Board Member

01/10/1993

David Pulver

Director/Board Member

01/01/1983

01/01/1993

Joel Benoliel

Chief Administrative Officer	01/06/1992	24/10/2012
General Counsel	01/06/1992	-
Corporate Secretary	20/12/2010	-

Richard D. DiCerchio

Director/Board Member	03/02/2010	03/02/2010
Chief Operating Officer	03/02/2010	04/02/2010
Corporate Officer/Principal	01/05/1986	03/02/2010

John Meisenbach

Director/Board Member

01/01/1983

James D. Sinegal

Director/Board Member	01/01/1983	-
Founder	01/01/1983	-

Robert Nelson

Investor Relations Contact	-	-
Treasurer	-	-

Richard J. Olin

General Counsel

James Rutherford

Corporate Officer/Principal

17/09/2009

Court Newberry

Corporate Officer/Principal	04/02/2010	21/12/2010
Sales & Marketing	21/12/2010	-

Phillip Meyer

Chief Operating Officer

Ralph R. Shaw

Director/Board Member

David Sherwood

Director of Finance/CFO	02/09/2011	13/01/2012
Investor Relations Contact	-	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	-	-

David Messner

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/12/2010

Richard C. Chavez

Corporate Officer/Principal

Therese Wontorek

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/12/2010

Barbara Harriott

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/12/2010

Teri Finney

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/12/2010

Stephanie Bradley

Sales & Marketing

31/12/2010

John Jack Anthony Barnett

Corporate Officer/Principal

Monika M. Merz

Corporate Officer/Principal

Sheldon Harris

Corporate Officer/Principal

Jeffrey Elliott

Corporate Officer/Principal

David Nickel

Corporate Officer/Principal

17/09/2009

Raul Vaughn

Corporate Officer/Principal

Sarah Mogk

Corporate Officer/Principal

16/09/2009

Maura Rodgers

Corporate Officer/Principal

Scott W. Dale

Corporate Officer/Principal

Charles V. Burnett

Corporate Officer/Principal

Timothy Rose

Corporate Officer/Principal

William Naylon

Corporate Officer/Principal

David Kinard

Corporate Officer/Principal

Vicky Bevilacqua-True

Corporate Officer/Principal

Dick Cote

Corporate Officer/Principal

Alison Paisley

Corporate Officer/Principal

Kathy Enros

Corporate Officer/Principal

Brent Knudsen

Sales & Marketing

Randy Pinsky

Corporate Officer/Principal

John Minola

General Counsel

Dennis Reith

Corporate Officer/Principal

Sanjay Anand

Corporate Officer/Principal

David Archer

Corporate Officer/Principal

John Booth

Corporate Officer/Principal

16/09/2009

Andree Brien

Corporate Officer/Principal	16/09/2009	24/01/2012
Sales & Marketing	24/01/2012	-

Victor A. Curtis

Corporate Officer/Principal

16/09/2009

Liz Elsner

Sales & Marketing

16/09/2009

Timothy Haser

Corporate Officer/Principal

16/09/2009

Ross Hunt

Human Resources Officer

16/09/2009

Harold E. Kaplan

Treasurer

Paul Latham

Sales & Marketing

01/09/2004

Andrew Jacobs

Corporate Officer/Principal

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male	18
Female	8

Of which Executive Committee

Male	5
Female	4

Of which Directors

Male	6
Female	4

Revisions

Révisions CA 1 an

Révisions CA 4 mois

Révisions CA 1 mois

Révisions BNA 1 an

Révisions BNA 4 mois

ESG MSCI

Environnement

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Gouvernance

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Controverses Subventions fiscales

Conforme à la finance Islamique

Costco Wholesale Corporation specializes in the distribution of products and services at discount prices (food, sports equipment, household appliances, books, toys, jewelry, TVs, cameras, photo developing and printing services, etc.). The group develops its activity through a network of warehouse stores opened to individuals or companies who have paid a subscription fee. Net sales break down by revenue source as follows: - sales of products (98.1%); - sales of subscriptions (1.9%). As of 31/08/2025, Costco Wholesale Corporation had a network of 914 warehouse stores located in the United States and Puerto Rico (629), Canada (110), Mexico (42), Japan (37), the United Kingdom (29), Korea (20), Australia (15), Taiwan (14), China (7), Spain (5), France (2), Sweden (2), New Zealand and Iceland. Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (72.7%), Canada (13.4%) and other (13.9%).

Employees

341,000

Sector

Discount Stores

Calendar

03-05 - Q2 2026 Earnings Release

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