CEO, Costco, since January 1st, 2012
Previous position: Chief Operating Officer (2010-2011); Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Merchandising (2004-2010)
Company start date: April, 1984
First position at Costco: Warehouse Manager
Age: 64
Education: Bachelor’s of Arts degree, San Diego State University
This data is from the CEO1000 Tracker, a ranking of the top 1,000 CEOs of the largest public and private companies, sponsored by Chief Executive and RHR International.
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