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James D. Sinegal (born January 1, 1936) is an American billionaire businessman and cofounder and former CEO of the Costco Wholesale Corporation, [1] an international retail chain. He served as Costco's president and CEO from 1983 until 2011. As CEO of Costco, Sinegal was known for his hands-on humanitarian approach to business, which he learned ...
Costco Wholesale Corporation is an American multinational corporation which operates a chain of membership-only big-box warehouse club retail stores. [5] As of 2021, Costco is the third-largest retailer in the world [6] and is the world's largest retailer of choice and prime beef, organic foods, rotisserie chicken, and wine as of 2016. [7]
Los Angeles, California, U.S. Alma mater. San Diego State University. Occupation. Businessman. Known for. President and CEO of Costco, 2012–2023. Walter Craig Jelinek (born August 8, 1952) is an American businessman who served as president and CEO of Costco from 2012 to 2023, when he succeeded the company's founder, James Sinegal.
When Price Club and Costco eventually merged in the early 1990s, ... Indeed, while he’s now atop a billion-dollar company, Varchirs isn’t shunning his past. Rather, it seems as if he’s ...
Munger's Costco holding is only second to that of Jelinek, who owned 339,311 shares as of October. Jelinek will be stepping down on Jan. 1, 2024, and handing the reins to current chief operating ...
“The most important item we sell is the membership card,” says Ron Vachris, Costco’s new CEO as of Jan. 1. “Everything we do supports that transaction.”
In 1982, Brotman cofounded Costco Wholesale Corporation with Jim Sinegal, [6] a protégé of Sol Price, the founder of PriceSmart. [1] He served as chairman from the company's inception until his death, except during a stretch from 1993 to 1994 when he was vice chairman. [7] [8] In 2017, Costco operated 736 warehouse stores. [3]
As of May 19, Costco now operates 830 locations in a dozen countries. There are 574 Costco warehouses in 46 U.S. states and Puerto Rico and 105 in nine Canadian provinces. Mexico has 40 locations ...