Governance Costco Wholesale Corporation

COST

US22160K1051

Discount Stores

Market Closed - Nasdaq Other stock markets 04:00:00 2025-12-12 pm EST			After hours 08:00:00 pm
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Dec. 12	Wall Street ends lower; fears of AI bubble and inflation send investors away	RE
Dec. 12	Costco Wholesale to See Topline Lift From Extended Store Hours, BofA Says	MT

Executive Committee: Costco Wholesale Corporation

Manager

Positions heldSince

Roland Vachris

60 year

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

Sheri Flies

Compliance Officer

Javier Polit

61 year

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

2023-11-30

Gary Millerchip

53 year

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

Claudine Adamo

55 year

Sales & Marketing

2022-01-31

Brenda Weber

Human Resources Officer

Patrick Callans

63 year

Chief Administrative Officer

2018-12-31

John Sullivan

65 year

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

Tiffany Barbre

51 year

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

2025-06-30

Composition of the Board of Directors: Costco Wholesale Corporation

Director

CommitteesSince

Tony James

74 year

Executive Committee

Ken Denman

66 year

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

Maggie Wilderotter

70 year

Executive Committee
Compensation Committee	2015-10-13
Governance Committee	2015-10-13
Nominating Committee	2015-10-13

Helena Foulkes

60 year

Audit Committee	2023-08-15
Compensation Committee Chair
Governance Committee	2023-08-15
Nominating Committee	2023-08-15

Sue Decker

62 year

Audit Committee	2012-01-22
Audit Committee Chair	2021-06-30
Compensation Committee

Jeffrey Raikes

67 year

Governance Committee Chair	2008-11-30
Nominating Committee Chair	2008-11-30

John Stanton

70 year

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

Sally Jewell

69 year

Audit Committee
Compensation Committee

Roland Vachris

60 year

Director/Board Member

2022-02-01

Latest Appointments: Costco Wholesale Corporation

Aug. 21	Target's new CEO pick raises doubts about its much-needed brand reboot	RE
Aug. 20	Target stock slumps after retailer names insider Fiddelke to CEO role	RE
Aug. 07	Costco Wholesale Corporation Announces Executive Changes, Effective February 2026	CI
Jun. 11	Costco Wholesale Corporation Announces Executive Changes	CI
May. 11	Autosports Group Appoints Chair	MT
May. 09	Autosports Group Says James Evans Retires As Chair	RE
May. 09	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	1994-12-31	2025-01-22
Director of Finance/CFO	1993-09-30	2024-03-14
Public Communications Contact	1993-09-30	-

Walter Jelinek

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

Charles Munger

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

James Murphy

Corporate Officer/Principal

2003-12-31

2022-10-31

Joe Portera

Corporate Officer/Principal

1994-03-31

2022-01-30

Paul Moulton

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer

2021-08-31

Dennis R. Zook

Corporate Officer/Principal

1993-09-30

2018-03-01

John D. McKay

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

Jeffrey Brotman

Chairman	1982-12-31	2017-07-31
Founder	1982-12-31	2017-07-31

Douglas W. Schutt

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

David S. Petterson

Comptroller/Controller/Auditor

2016-10-24

Benjamin Carson

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

William H. Gates

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

Michael Pollard

Corporate Officer/Principal

2009-09-16

2012-12-31

Franz E. Lazarus

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

Luke Friang

Corporate Officer/Principal

2000-12-31

2004-12-31

Thomas Kirk Walker

Corporate Officer/Principal

2004-06-30

Daniel J. Evans

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

Arthur D. Jackson

Chief Administrative Officer

2009-09-15

Roger A. Campbell

Chief Operating Officer

1999-12-31

Jill S. Ruckelshaus

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

John Hildebrandt

Corporate Officer/Principal

1993-12-31

1995-12-31

Thomas D. Martin

Corporate Officer/Principal

1993-09-30

1994-11-30

Robert Price

Chairman

1993-09-30

1994-11-30

Mitchell G. Lynn

Director/Board Member

1978-12-31

1993-12-31

Richard Libenson

Director/Board Member

1993-09-30

David Pulver

Director/Board Member

1982-12-31

1992-12-31

Joel Benoliel

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

Richard D. DiCerchio

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

John Meisenbach

Director/Board Member

1982-12-31

James D. Sinegal

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

Robert Nelson

Investor Relations Contact	-	-
Treasurer	-	-

Richard J. Olin

General Counsel

James Rutherford

Corporate Officer/Principal

2009-09-16

Court Newberry

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

Phillip Meyer

Chief Operating Officer

Ralph R. Shaw

Director/Board Member

David Sherwood

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

David Messner

Corporate Officer/Principal

2010-12-30

Richard C. Chavez

Corporate Officer/Principal

Therese Wontorek

Corporate Officer/Principal

2010-12-30

Barbara Harriott

Corporate Officer/Principal

2010-12-30

Teri Finney

Corporate Officer/Principal

2010-12-30

Stephanie Bradley

Sales & Marketing

2010-12-30

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

2009-09-16

Raul Vaughn

Corporate Officer/Principal

Sarah Mogk

Corporate Officer/Principal

2009-09-15

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

2009-09-15

Andree Brien

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

Victor A. Curtis

Corporate Officer/Principal

2009-09-15

Liz Elsner

Sales & Marketing

2009-09-15

Timothy Haser

Corporate Officer/Principal

2009-09-15

Ross Hunt

Human Resources Officer

2009-09-15

Harold E. Kaplan

Treasurer

Paul Latham

Sales & Marketing

2004-08-31

Andrew Jacobs

Corporate Officer/Principal

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male	17
Female	8

Of which Executive Committee

Male	5
Female	4

Of which Directors

Male	5
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

Social

Gouvernance

Polémique

Controverses Ethiques

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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

Jan. 07 - December 2025 Sales and Revenue Release

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