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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 A
g
e
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 62
Jeffrey H. Brotman .......
.
Chairman of the Board. Mr. Brotman is a co-founder of Costco
and has been a director since its inception.
1983 72
Richard A. Galanti ........
.
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Galanti has been a director since January 1995.
1993 58
Franz E. Lazarus ..........
.
Executive Vice President, Administration. Mr. Lazarus was
Senior Vice President, Administration-Global Operations since
2006.
2012 67
John D. 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 57
Paul G. Moulton ............
.
Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer.
Mr. Moulton was Executive Vice President, Real Estate
Development until March 2010.
2001 63
James P. Murphy ..........
.
Executive Vice President, International. Mr. Murphy was
Senior Vice President, International, from September 2004 to
October 2010.
2011 61
Joseph P. Portera .........
.
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Eastern
and Canadian Divisions. Mr. Portera has held these positions
since 1994, and has been the Chief Diversity Officer since
2010.
1994 62
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 62
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 55
Dennis R. Zook .............
.
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Southwest
Division and Mexico.
1993 65
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 principal accounting officer and
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 our Executive Compensation and Director Compensation is incorporated herein by
reference to Costco’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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