Governance Costco Wholesale Corporation

COST

US22160K1051

Discount Stores

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Executive Committee: Costco Wholesale Corporation

Manager

Positions heldSince

Roland Vachris

61 year

Chief Executive Officer	31/12/2023
Chief Operating Officer	-
President	01/02/2022

Tiffany Barbre

52 year

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

30/06/2025

Peter Gruening

Sales & Marketing

Sheri Flies

Compliance Officer

Javier Polit

62 year

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

30/11/2023

Gary Millerchip

54 year

Director of Finance/CFO	14/03/2024
Public Communications Contact	28/02/2024

Claudine Adamo

56 year

Sales & Marketing

31/01/2022

Brenda Weber

Human Resources Officer

Patrick Callans

64 year

Chief Administrative Officer

31/12/2018

John Sullivan

66 year

General Counsel	31/12/2015
Corporate Secretary	31/12/2009

Composition of the Board of Directors: Costco Wholesale Corporation

Director

CommitteesSince

Tony James

75 year

Executive Committee

Maggie Wilderotter

71 year

Executive Committee
Compensation Committee	13/10/2015
Governance Committee	13/10/2015
Nominating Committee	13/10/2015
Audit Committee	30/01/2026

Ken Denman

67 year

Executive Committee
Compensation Committee
Governance Committee Chair	28/02/2018
Nominating Committee Chair	28/02/2018
Audit Committee Chair

Helena Foulkes

61 year

Audit Committee	15/08/2023
Compensation Committee
HR Committee
Governance Committee	15/08/2023
Nominating Committee	15/08/2023

Sue Decker

62 year

Audit Committee	22/01/2012
Audit Committee Chair	30/06/2021
Compensation Committee	26/04/2026

John Stanton

71 year

Audit Committee	03/12/2019
Compensation Committee Chair	28/10/2015

Sally Jewell

70 year

Audit Committee
Compensation Committee

Jeffrey Raikes

68 year

Governance Committee Chair	30/11/2008
Nominating Committee Chair	30/11/2008

Roland Vachris

61 year

Director/Board Member

01/02/2022

Gina Marie Raimondo

55 year

Director/Board Member

14/01/2026

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Former Officers and Directors: Costco Wholesale Corporation

Insider

Positions held

SinceUntil

Russell Miller

Corporate Officer/Principal

27/02/2026

Richard Galanti

Director/Board Member	31/12/1994	22/01/2025
Director of Finance/CFO	29/02/1984	14/03/2024
Public Communications Contact	01/10/1993	-

Walter Jelinek

Director/Board Member	31/01/2010	22/01/2025
Chief Executive Officer	31/12/2011	31/12/2023
Chief Operating Officer	31/01/2010	31/12/2011
President	31/01/2010	01/02/2022

Charles Munger

Director/Board Member	31/12/1996	27/11/2023
Independent Dir/Board Member	31/12/1996	27/11/2023

James Murphy

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/12/2003

31/10/2022

Joe Portera

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/03/1994

30/01/2022

Paul Moulton

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

31/08/2021

John D. McKay

Chief Operating Officer	21/10/2012	21/10/2012
Corporate Officer/Principal	31/12/1999	01/03/2018

Dennis R. Zook

Corporate Officer/Principal

01/10/1993

01/03/2018

Jeffrey Brotman

Chairman	31/12/1982	31/07/2017
Founder	31/12/1982	31/07/2017

Douglas W. Schutt

Corporate Officer/Principal	31/12/2003	11/03/2010
Sales & Marketing	11/03/2010	30/11/2016

David S. Petterson

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

24/10/2016

Benjamin Carson

Director/Board Member	30/04/1999	30/04/2015
Independent Dir/Board Member	30/04/1999	30/04/2015

William H. Gates

Director/Board Member	31/12/2002	28/01/2015
Independent Dir/Board Member	31/12/2002	28/01/2015

Michael Pollard

Corporate Officer/Principal

16/09/2009

31/12/2012

Franz E. Lazarus

Chief Administrative Officer	31/12/2005	-
Human Resources Officer	31/12/2005	-

Luke Friang

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/12/2000

31/12/2004

Thomas Kirk Walker

Corporate Officer/Principal

30/06/2004

Daniel J. Evans

Director/Board Member	31/12/2002	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	31/12/2002	-

Arthur D. Jackson

Chief Administrative Officer

15/09/2009

Roger A. Campbell

Chief Operating Officer

31/12/1999

Jill S. Ruckelshaus

Director/Board Member	31/01/1996	-
Independent Dir/Board Member	31/01/1996	-

John Hildebrandt

Corporate Officer/Principal

31/12/1993

31/12/1995

Thomas D. Martin

Corporate Officer/Principal

01/10/1993

30/11/1994

Robert Price

Chairman

01/10/1993

30/11/1994

Mitchell G. Lynn

Director/Board Member

31/12/1978

31/12/1993

Richard Libenson

Director/Board Member

01/10/1993

David Pulver

Director/Board Member

31/12/1982

31/12/1992

Joel Benoliel

Chief Administrative Officer	31/05/1992	23/10/2012
General Counsel	31/05/1992	-
Corporate Secretary	19/12/2010	-

Richard D. DiCerchio

Director/Board Member	02/02/2010	02/02/2010
Chief Operating Officer	02/02/2010	03/02/2010
Corporate Officer/Principal	30/04/1986	02/02/2010

John Meisenbach

Director/Board Member

31/12/1982

James D. Sinegal

Director/Board Member	31/12/1982	-
Founder	31/12/1982	-

David Kinard

Corporate Officer/Principal

David Messner

Corporate Officer/Principal

30/12/2010

Scott W. Dale

Corporate Officer/Principal

James Rutherford

Corporate Officer/Principal

16/09/2009

Court Newberry

Corporate Officer/Principal	03/02/2010	20/12/2010
Sales & Marketing	20/12/2010	-

Phillip Meyer

Chief Operating Officer

Ralph R. Shaw

Director/Board Member

David Sherwood

Director of Finance/CFO	01/09/2011	12/01/2012
Investor Relations Contact	-	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	-	-

Barbara Harriott

Corporate Officer/Principal

30/12/2010

Therese Wontorek

Corporate Officer/Principal

30/12/2010

David Nickel

Corporate Officer/Principal

16/09/2009

Teri Finney

Corporate Officer/Principal

30/12/2010

Stephanie Bradley

Sales & Marketing

30/12/2010

John Jack Anthony Barnett

Corporate Officer/Principal

Monika M. Merz

Corporate Officer/Principal

Sheldon Harris

Corporate Officer/Principal

Richard C. Chavez

Corporate Officer/Principal

Jeffrey Elliott

Corporate Officer/Principal

Richard J. Olin

General Counsel

Robert Nelson

Investor Relations Contact	-	-
Treasurer	-	-

Vicky Bevilacqua-True

Corporate Officer/Principal

Raul Vaughn

Corporate Officer/Principal

Dick Cote

Corporate Officer/Principal

Alison Paisley

Corporate Officer/Principal

Kathy Enros

Corporate Officer/Principal

William Naylon

Corporate Officer/Principal

Brent Knudsen

Sales & Marketing

Maura Rodgers

Corporate Officer/Principal

Randy Pinsky

Corporate Officer/Principal

Dennis Reith

Corporate Officer/Principal

Timothy Rose

Corporate Officer/Principal

David Archer

Corporate Officer/Principal

Sarah Mogk

Corporate Officer/Principal

15/09/2009

John Booth

Corporate Officer/Principal

15/09/2009

Andree Brien

Corporate Officer/Principal	15/09/2009	23/01/2012
Sales & Marketing	23/01/2012	-

Victor A. Curtis

Corporate Officer/Principal

15/09/2009

Liz Elsner

Sales & Marketing

15/09/2009

Timothy Haser

Corporate Officer/Principal

15/09/2009

Ross Hunt

Human Resources Officer

15/09/2009

Charles V. Burnett

Corporate Officer/Principal

Harold E. Kaplan

Treasurer

Paul Latham

Sales & Marketing

31/08/2004

John Minola

General Counsel

Sanjay Anand

Corporate Officer/Principal

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male	18
Female	8

Of which Executive Committee

Male	6
Female	4

Of which Directors

Male	6
Female	4

Revisions

Recommandations analystes

Évolution recommandations analystes 1 an

Évolution recommandations analystes 4 mois

Objectif analystes

Évolution objectif analystes 1 an

Évolution objectif analystes 4 mois

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Gouvernance

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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

Earnings release - Q4 2026

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