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DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
A list of Directors and nominees for Director is included in Costco’s Proxy Statement for its Annual
Meeting of Shareholders to be held on January 29, 2008. A list of the names and positions of the
Directors, as well as the Executive and Senior officers of the Company, appears on page 79 of this
report. The following is a list of the names, ages and positions of the executive officers of the
Company.
Name Position With the Company
Executive
Officer
Since Age
James D. Sinegal ...... President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Sinegal is a co-
founder of the Company and has been a director since its
inception.
1983 71
Jeffrey H. Brotman ..... Chairman of the Board. Mr. Brotman is a co-founder of the
Company and has been a director since its inception.
1983 65
Richard D. DiCerchio .... Sr.Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer,
Global Operations, Distribution and Construction,
Manufacturing and Ancillary Businesses. Mr. DiCerchio
has been a Senior Executive Vice President of the
Company since 1997. During fiscal 2004 Mr. DiCerchio
assumed the responsibilities of Global Operations and
Manufacturing and Ancillary Businesses and relinquished
the role over Merchandising, which he had held since
August 1994.
1986 64
Richard A. Galanti ...... Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. 1993 51
W. Craig Jelinek ....... Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer,
Merchandising. Mr. Jelinek has been Executive Vice
President, Chief Operating Officer, Merchandising since
February 2004. Prior to that date he was Executive Vice
President, Chief Operating Officer—Northern Division.
1995 55
Paul G. Moulton ........ Executive Vice President, Real Estate Development. 2001 56
Joseph P. Portera ...... Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer—
Eastern and Canadian Divisions.
1994 54
Douglas W. Schutt ...... Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer—
Northern and Midwest Division. Mr. Schutt has been
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer—
Northern and Midwest Division, since February 2004. He
was Senior Vice President, Electronic Commerce,
Business Delivery, Costco Home, Special Order Kiosk
and Roadshows from 2001 to February 2004.
2004 48
Thomas K. Walker ...... Executive Vice President, Construction, Distribution and
Traffic. Mr. Walker has been Executive Vice President,
Construction, Distribution and Traffic since February 2004.
He was Senior Vice President, Construction, Distribution
and Traffic from August 1992 to February 2004.
2004 67
Dennis R. Zook ........ Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer—
Southwest and Mexico Divisions.
1993 58
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