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10 Costco IT leaders
These ten current Costco IT leaders include Costco Wholesale's CTO, vice presidents and assistant vice presidents of IT, and directors of IT infrastructure, strategy, platform and information system teams. A reader can learn how IT leaders run technology organizations at Costco.
Professionals to explore
01—10Elly DiCesare, PMP
LinkedInExperience: IT Director - Global Strategy, Planning & Portfolio · Costco Wholesale
IT Director - Global Strategy, Planning & Portfolio at Costco Wholesale since June 2025, listed at the Director level. Former Strategy, Planning, and Portfolio Manager (2023–2025) and International IT Manager (2022–2023) at Costco Wholesale; the profile says the International IT Manager role was responsible for Europe and Latin America IT operations.
Jennie O'Brien
LinkedInExperience: IT Vice President Chief of Staff · Costco Wholesale
IT Vice President Chief of Staff at Costco Wholesale since September 2024. Former Assistant Vice President Ecommerce at Costco Wholesale (2020–2024) and former Director of IT Enterprise Cloud Applications at Costco Wholesale (2015–2020), a role the profile lists at the Director level.
Joel Crabb
LinkedInExperience: Vice President IT ECommerce · Costco Wholesale
Vice President IT ECommerce at Costco Wholesale since September 2022; the profile says the role is to build an eCommerce platform powering web and mobile applications for omnichannel retail at Costco. Former Vice President, Architecture and Chief Architect at Target (2016–2022).
Julie Epps
LinkedInExperience: IT Director - Infrastructure & Networking · Costco Wholesale
IT Director - Infrastructure & Networking at Costco Wholesale since August 2026; the profile lists directing network engineering and operations and overseeing enterprise recovery. Former IT Director - Global Network Services (2023–2026) and former Manager, Business Intelligence & Platforms Team (2020–2023) at Costco Wholesale.
Kazuhiro Yasui
LinkedInExperience: Director Information System · Costco Wholesale Japan
Director Information System at Costco Wholesale Japan since October 2010; the profile says the role manages the information system department of the Japan subsidiary, including application system development and system infrastructure support. Former System Manager (Department Head) at LVMH Watch and Jewely Japan (1998–2010).
Rajive Kilambi
LinkedInExperience: Director of IT - ServiceNow Platform & Cloud Collaborate Apps (Google) · Costco Wholesale
Director of IT - ServiceNow Platform & Cloud Collaborate Apps (Google) at Costco Wholesale since February 2022. Former IT Manager - Procurement and Supply Chain Management (2020–2022), Business Intelligence Manager (2014–2020) and IT Manager - Data Integration Services (2011–2014) at Costco Wholesale.
Ramon Castillo
LinkedInExperience: Deputy CTO, Assistant Vice President IT Strategy, Architecture, and Engineering · Costco Wholesale
Deputy CTO, Assistant Vice President IT Strategy, Architecture, and Engineering at Costco Wholesale since November 2021. Former Assistant Vice President - Global Systems Engineering, Planning, and Delivery (2018–2021), Director - Global Systems Engineering, Planning, and Delivery (2013–2018) and Chief Architect - Global Systems Modernization (2011–2013) at Costco Wholesale.
Suraj Panicker
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Information Technology · Costco Wholesale
Vice President Information Technology at Costco Wholesale since January 2025, listed at the President/Vice President level in the Engineering and Technical department. Former AVP of Information Technology at Costco Wholesale (2024–2025), and former AVP Head of Technology (2018–2024) and Director of Technology (2015–2018) at Costco Travel.
Torsten Lubach
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology Officer · Costco Wholesale
Chief Technology Officer at Costco Wholesale since June 2020. Former CIO & Head of Digital, Senior Vice President (2016–2020) and Vice President CIO (2015–2016) at Lidl US, and former Managing Director IT (2008–2015) and Director IT Projects & Applications (2005–2008) at Lidl in Germany.
Whitney Toyoji
LinkedInExperience: IT AVP - Global eCom Fulfillment & LTL Logistics · Costco Wholesale
IT AVP - Global eCom Fulfillment & LTL Logistics at Costco Wholesale since June 2025, listed at the President/Vice President level in the Operations department. Former IT LTL Operations Director (2020–2025) and former Telecommunications Manager (2017–2020) at Costco Wholesale.
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- 01How does a large retailer decide which systems to modernize first without disrupting daily operations?
- 02How should IT for ecommerce, fulfillment and stores be organized so the teams work from shared platforms?
- 03What does a strong IT strategy and portfolio planning process look like in a large retail company?
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