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38
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The executive officers of Costco, their position, and ages are listed below. All executive officers have 25 or
more years of service with the Company.
Name Position
Executive
Officer
Since Age
W. Craig Jelinek . . . . . President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Jelinek has been
President and Chief Executive Officer since January 2012 and
has been a director since February 2010. He was President
and Chief Operating Officer from February 2010 to December
2011. Prior to that he was Executive Vice President, Chief
Operating Officer, Merchandising since 2004.
1995 61
Jeffrey H. Brotman . . . Chairman of the Board. Mr. Brotman is a co-founder of Costco
and has been a director since its inception. 1983 71
Richard A. Galanti . . . Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Galanti has been a director since January 1995. 1993 57
Franz Lazarus . . . . . . Executive Vice President, Administration. Mr. Lazarus was
Senior Vice President, Administration-Global Operations since
2006.
2012 66
John McKay . . . . . . . . Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Northern
Division. Mr. McKay was Senior Vice President, General
Manager, Northwest Region from 2000 to March 2010.
2010 56
Paul G. Moulton . . . . . Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer.
Mr. Moulton was Executive Vice President, Real Estate
Development until March 2010.
2001 62
James P. Murphy . . . . Executive Vice President, International. Mr. Murphy was Senior
Vice President, International, from September 2004 to October
2010.
2011 60
Joseph P. Portera. . . . Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Eastern and
Canadian Divisions. Chief Diversity Officer since 2010. 1994 61
Timothy L. Rose . . . . . Executive Vice President, Ancillary Businesses,
Manufacturing, and Business Centers. Mr. Rose was Senior
Vice President, Merchandising, Food and Sundries and Private
Label from 1995 to December 2012.
2013 61
Douglas W. Schutt . . . Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer,
Merchandising. Mr. Schutt was Executive Vice President, Chief
Operating Officer, Northern Division and Midwest Region from
2004 to March 2010.
2004 54
Thomas K. Walker . . . Executive Vice President, Construction and Distribution. Mr.
Walker retired as of September 2013. 2004 73
Dennis R. Zook. . . . . . Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Southwest
Division and Mexico. 1993 64
We have adopted a code of ethics for senior financial officers pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act. Copies of the code are available free of charge by writing to Secretary, Costco Wholesale Corporation,
999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, WA 98027. If the Company makes any amendments to this code (other than
technical, administrative, or non-substantive amendments) or grants any waivers, including implicit waivers,
from this code to the CEO, chief financial officer or controller, we will disclose (on our website or in a Form
8-K report filed with the SEC) the nature of the amendment or waiver, its effective date, and to whom it
applies.
Executive Compensation
Information related to Executive Compensation and Director Compensation is incorporated herein by
reference to Costco's Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.