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10 Costco regional operations leaders
These ten current and former Costco regional operations leaders have run regions, districts or markets for Costco. A reader can learn how regional operations leaders run their areas at Costco from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
01—10Brian Thomas
LinkedInExperience: Regional Vice President of Operations-Los Angeles Region · Costco Wholesale
Regional Vice President of Operations-Los Angeles Region at Costco Wholesale, a current role on a row dated from 1990. Brian Thomas's profile also names a Vice President-Regional Operations Manager - Los Angeles Region title and membership on the Los Angeles Region diversity inclusion committee, so they can speak to regional operations in the Los Angeles Region.
Chris Tingman
LinkedInExperience: Country Manager - Australia & New Zealand · Costco Wholesale
Country Manager - Australia & New Zealand at Costco Wholesale since 2023, a current market leadership role, and Vice President at Costco since 2019. Chris Tingman also holds an Asst. Vice President GMM Foods & Sundries, Fresh Foods and Logistics International Division role listed from 2017, and an AGMM International Division role from 2009 to 2017.
Greg Carter II
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, General Manager · Costco Wholesale
Senior Vice President, General Manager at Costco Wholesale since 2022, a role the profile describes as covering the Los Angeles Region. Greg Carter II also lists AVP GMM - Non Foods Los Angeles Region and AVP GMM Foods & Sundries Los Angeles Region rows at Costco Wholesale, both dated from 1985 and ending in 2022.
Howard Tulk
LinkedInExperience: Former VP Director Of Operations · Costco Wholesale Japan
Former VP Director Of Operations at Costco Wholesale Japan (2011 to 2025), a country operations role at the vice president level, and based in Tokyo. Howard Tulk has held a VP GMM Costco Korea role at Costco Wholesale since 2024, so they can speak to running operations for Costco in Japan and to a vice president role covering Costco Korea.
Mario Omoss
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President - NW Region · Costco Wholesale
Senior Vice President - NW Region at Costco Wholesale on a row dated from 1989, which the profile headline marks as retired. The listing shows this single Costco Wholesale row for Mario Omoss, in the General Management department, so they can speak to the senior vice president role for a Costco region.
Martin Hovden
LinkedInExperience: Former Regional Operations Manager · Costco Wholesale
Former Regional Operations Manager at Costco Wholesale (2014 to 2020), and Assistant General Manager at Costco since 2020. Martin Hovden also held Assistant General Manager and Staff Level Manager roles at Costco, and the profile describes roles that span both warehouse and corporate operations at the company.
Melissa Yeh
LinkedInExperience: Regional Operations Manager · Costco Wholesale Taiwan
Regional Operations Manager at Costco Wholesale Taiwan since 2005, a current regional role based in Taipei City. Melissa Yeh was an Assistant Marketing Manager at Costco Taiwan from 2001 to 2005 and worked in Warehouse Operations at Costco Taiwan from 1996 to 2000, so they can speak to Costco operations in Taiwan.
Michael Walker
LinkedInExperience: Assistant Vice President Regional Operations Manager · Costco Wholesale
Assistant Vice President Regional Operations Manager at Costco Wholesale since 2025, and Regional Administrative Manager at Costco for part of 2025. Michael Walker was a General Manager at Costco from 2018 to 2025, and the profile describes driving performance across a multi-district region and providing oversight to General Managers and regional leadership teams.
Ned Shen
LinkedInExperience: Regional Operations Director · Costco Wholesale
Regional Operations Director at Costco Wholesale since 2020, and Regional Operations Manager at Costco from 2013 to 2020. Ned Shen was a Store Manager at Costco from 2008 to 2013, and the profile describes experience with day to day store operations and coordination across multiple locations as part of regional operations leadership.
Richard Webb
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, General Manager, Texas, Louisiana, Kansas & Oklahoma · Costco Wholesale
Senior Vice President, General Manager, Texas, Louisiana, Kansas & Oklahoma at Costco Wholesale since 2008. Richard Webb's profile describes responsibility for real estate, construction, buying, distribution and operations for that area, and also lists a V.P. Operations role with the Costco Midwest Region that ended in 2023.
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Match the person's title and area to your question: the page includes regional operations managers and a regional operations director, an assistant vice president, vice presidents, senior vice presidents of named regions and a country manager. For questions about how things work today, favor people whose regional role is current and recent.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you divide your time between visiting warehouses and working with the regional office team?
- 02What do you look at first when a location in your region falls behind on its numbers or service?
- 03How do you decide which general managers are ready for larger buildings or regional roles?
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