COST - Costco Wholesale Corporation
Costco Wholesale Corporation
999 Lake Drive
Issaquah, WA 98027
United States
425-313-8100
http://www.costco.com
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Discount Stores
Full Time Employees: 149,000
Key Executives
| Name | Title | Pay | Exercised | Year Born |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. W. Craig Jelinek | Pres, CEO & Director | 1M | N/A | 1952 |
| Mr. Richard A. Galanti | Exec. VP, CFO & Director | 923.64k | N/A | 1956 |
| Mr. Paul G. Moulton | Exec. VP & Chief Information Officer | 853.95k | N/A | 1951 |
| Mr. Joseph P. Portera | Exec. VP, COO of Eastern & Canadian Divisions and Chief Diversity Officer | 904.42k | N/A | 1952 |
| Mr. James P. Murphy | Exec. VP & COO of International | 815.68k | N/A | 1953 |
Description
Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Australia, Spain, France, Iceland, China, and Taiwan. It offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. The company provides dry and packaged foods, and groceries; snack foods, candies, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, and cleaning supplies; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, and garden and patio products; meat, bakery, and deli products, as well as produce; and apparel and small appliances. It also operates gas stations, pharmacies, optical dispensing centers, food courts, and hearing-aid centers; and offers business delivery, travel, and various other services online in various countries. As of September 1, 2019, the company operated 782 warehouses, including 543 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 100 in Canada, 39 in Mexico, 29 in the United Kingdom, 26 in Japan, 16 in South Korea, 13 in Taiwan, 11 in Australia, 2 in Spain, 1 in Iceland, 1 in France, and 1 in China. It also operates e-commerce Websites in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, South Korea, and Taiwan. The company was formerly known as Costco Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Costco Wholesale Corporation was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington.
Corporate Governance
Costco Wholesale Corporation’s ISS Governance QualityScore as of October 4, 2019 is 7. The pillar scores are Audit: 5; Board: 5; Shareholder Rights: 5; Compensation: 7.