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10 Costco executives
These ten Costco executives hold chief operating, financial and technology officer roles or executive and senior vice president titles at Costco Wholesale. Readers can learn how Costco's leaders approach administration, finance, technology, fresh food, construction and purchasing, business development and operations in Asia.
Professionals to explore
01—10Ali Moayeri
LinkedInExperience: SVP construction and purchasing · Costco Wholesale
Ali Moayeri lists SVP construction and purchasing at Costco Wholesale as a current role dated from February 2004, and a separate svp role at Costco Wholesale dated from June 1990 with no end date. The highlight places the construction and purchasing role at the Executive level, and his headline gives it as SVP construction and purchasing at costco wholesale inc.
Dennis E. Knapp
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President · Costco Wholesale
Dennis E. Knapp lists Senior Vice President at Costco Wholesale as a current role dated from January 1989, which the highlight counts as 37 years and 8 months. The highlight places the role in General Management at the Senior level, and his headline reads Senior Vice President at Costco Wholesale.
Dick Dicerchio
LinkedInExperience: Sr. EVP-COO · Costco Wholesale
Dick Dicerchio's profile lists Sr. EVP-COO at Costco Wholesale as a current role, with no start date shown. The highlight places the role in General Management at the Senior level, and his headline gives the same title, pairing a senior executive vice president rank with the chief operating officer role at Costco.
Elisabet Cruzado
LinkedInExperience: CFO · Costco Wholesale
CFO at Costco Wholesale since July 2019, a role her headline describes as CFO of Costco Wholesale Spain and the highlight places in Madrid as a C-level Finance & Accounting position. Before that she was Financial Controller Director at Costco Wholesale (2013–2019).
Jeff Lyons
LinkedInExperience: Senior VP GMM Fresh Food · Costco Wholesale
Jeff Lyons lists Senior VP GMM Fresh Food at Costco Wholesale as a current role, dated from January 1990 on his profile. His headline gives the same title as Senior VP/GMM Fresh Food at Costco Wholesale, and the highlight places the role at the Executive level.
Patrick Callans
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President, Administration · Costco Wholesale
Executive Vice President, Administration at Costco Wholesale since January 2019. At Costco Wholesale he was also Senior Vice President (2013–2018), Vice President (2000–2013) and Corporate Counsel (1994–2000), and he was an Attorney at Foster Pepper & Shefelman (1989–1994).
Paul Moulton
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President · Costco Wholesale
Paul Moulton lists Executive Vice President at Costco Wholesale as a current role, dated from July 1985 on his profile. The highlight files the position under General Management at the President/Vice President level, and his headline reads Executive Vice President at Costco.
Richard Chang
LinkedInExperience: SVP-Asia · Costco Wholesale
Richard Chang lists SVP-Asia at Costco Wholesale as a current role, dated from June 1993 on his profile. The highlight marks the SVP-Asia position as current at Costco Wholesale, which it describes as a retail company offering low warehouse prices on name-brand products.
Richard Chavez
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President-Business Development · Costco Wholesale
Richard Chavez lists Senior Vice President-Business Development at Costco Wholesale as a current role dated from June 1984, and he also held Managing Director, Asia at Costco Wholesale (1998–2004). His role description lists reviewing new business opportunities for Costco Wholesale.
Torsten Lubach
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology Officer · Costco Wholesale
Chief Technology Officer at Costco Wholesale since June 2020, a role the highlight places in the Engineering and Technical department. He was CIO & Head of Digital, Senior Vice President at Lidl US (2016–2020) and Vice President CIO at Lidl US (2015–2016), and held Managing Director IT (2008–2015) and Director IT Projects & Applications (2005–2008) roles at Lidl in Germany.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does Costco decide which new products or suppliers earn a place in its warehouses?
- 02What does Costco's leadership weigh when approving investments in technology, ecommerce or new warehouse construction?
- 03How does Costco adapt its operating model when it enters a new country or region?
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