Governance Costco Wholesale Corporation

COST

US22160K1051

Discount Stores

Market Closed - Nasdaq Other stock markets 00:00:00 19/07/2025 +04			5-day change	1st Jan Change
950.95 ^USD	-0.31%		-2.00%	+3.78%

07-17	Costco Wholesale Corporation, Period Ending Jul 06, 2025 Pre Recorded Sales/ Trading Statement Call, Jul 09, 2025
07-17	Costco Wholesale Maintains Quarterly Dividend at $1.30 a Share, Payable Aug. 15 to Holders of Record Aug. 1	MT

Executive Committee: Costco Wholesale Corporation

Manager

Positions heldSince

Roland Vachris

60 year

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

Terry Williams

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

01/03/2019

Javier Polit

61 year

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

01/12/2023

Gary Millerchip

53 year

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

Claudine Adamo

55 year

Sales & Marketing

01/02/2022

Brenda Weber

Human Resources Officer

Patrick Callans

63 year

Chief Administrative Officer

01/01/2019

David Sherwood

Investor Relations Contact

John Sullivan

65 year

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

Sheri Flies

Compliance Officer

Composition of the Board of Directors: Costco Wholesale Corporation

Director

CommitteesSince

Tony James

74 year

Executive Committee

Maggie Wilderotter

70 year

Executive Committee
Compensation Committee	14/10/2015
Governance Committee	14/10/2015
Nominating Committee	14/10/2015
Audit Committee	23/06/2021
Governance Committee Chair	01/05/2020
Nominating Committee Chair	01/05/2020

Ken Denman

66 year

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

Helena Foulkes

60 year

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

Sue Decker

61 year

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

John Stanton

70 year

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

Sally Jewell

69 year

Audit Committee
Compensation Committee

Jeffrey Raikes

67 year

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

Roland Vachris

60 year

Director/Board Member

02/02/2022

Latest Appointments: Costco Wholesale Corporation

Costco Wholesale Corporation Announces Executive Changes	06-11	CI
Autosports Group Appoints Chair	05-12	MT
Autosports Group Limited Announces Board Changes	05-10	CI
Autosports Group Says James Evans Retires As Chair	05-09	RE
SLM Corporation Announces Directors Changes	04-26	CI
Canada's CIBC says capital markets head Culham to replace Dodig as CEO	03-13	RE
Costco Wholesale Says Richard Galanti Retires As Executive Vice President	02-04	RE

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Former Officers and Directors: Costco Wholesale Corporation

Insider

Positions held

SinceUntil

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

Richard Galanti

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

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

John D. McKay

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

Dennis R. Zook

Corporate Officer/Principal

01/10/1993

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

Luke Friang

Corporate Officer/Principal

01/01/2001

01/01/2005

Franz E. Lazarus

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

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	-

Richard C. Chavez

Corporate Officer/Principal

David Nickel

Corporate Officer/Principal

17/09/2009

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 Messner

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/12/2010

Andrew Jacobs

Corporate Officer/Principal

Sarah Mogk

Corporate Officer/Principal

16/09/2009

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

Robert Nelson

Investor Relations Contact	-	-
Treasurer	-	-

Raul Vaughn

Corporate Officer/Principal

John Minola

General Counsel

Maura Rodgers

Corporate Officer/Principal

Scott W. Dale

Corporate Officer/Principal

Charles V. Burnett

Corporate Officer/Principal

Russell Miller

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

Paul Latham

Sales & Marketing

01/09/2004

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

Caton Frates

Corporate Officer/Principal

16/09/2009

Timothy Haser

Corporate Officer/Principal

16/09/2009

Ross Hunt

Human Resources Officer

16/09/2009

Harold E. Kaplan

Treasurer

Heidi Macomber

Corporate Officer/Principal

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male	16
Female	7

Of which Executive Committee

Male	7
Female	3

Of which Directors

Male	5
Female	4

Revisions

Revenue revisions (1 year)

Revenue revisions (4 months)

Revenue revisions (1 month)

EPS revisions (1 year)

EPS revisions (4 months)

ESG MSCI

BBB

ESG

Environment

Social

Governance

Controversy

Ethical controversies

Human rights controversies

Tax subsidies controversies

Sharia compliant

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 01/09/2024, Costco Wholesale Corporation had a network of 890 warehouse stores located in the United States and Puerto Rico (614), Canada (108), Mexico (40), Japan (35), the United Kingdom (29), Korea (19), Australia (15), Taiwan (14), China (7), Spain (4), France (2), Sweden, New Zealand and Iceland. Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (72.4%), Canada (13.7%) and other (13.9%).

Employees

333,000

Sector

Discount Stores

Calendar

08-07 - July 2025 Sales and Revenue Release

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