Costco

COST

Consumer DefensiveNMS$432.7B

COST SEC filings last scanned 22 Aug 2026, 16:39 UTC

CEO Timeline

Ron VachrisCurrent

Jan 2024 — Present(2y 8mo)

Ron Vachris was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Costco Wholesale Corp, effective January 1, 2024, succeeding Craig Jelinek.

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Craig Jelinek

Jan 2012 — Dec 2023(11y 11mo)

Craig Jelinek was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Costco, effective January 1, 2012, succeeding Jim Sinegal.

planned retirement; will remain with the Company in an advisory role through April 2024

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Jim SinegalManually reviewed

Sep 1983 — Jan 2012(28y 4mo)

Craig Jelinek was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Costco, effective January 1, 2012, succeeding Jim Sinegal.

4 source filings — click to expand