Costco executive team & leadership
Costco's executive team includes 10 tracked leaders as of 2026-10-13, led by Ron Vachris (President and Chief Executive Officer). The org chart, per-leader profiles and full leadership list are below.
Costco executive team overview
Costco has 10 tracked executives leading key functions including company strategy and operations, financial strategy, day-to-day operations, a key function (as of 2026-10-13). Costco Wholesale Corporation is a membership warehouse club operator that began operations in Seattle, Washington, in 1983. It sells a limited selection of nationally branded and Kirkland Signature private-label products at low prices in no-frills, self-service warehouses, and earns a large share of its profit from annual membership fees paid by 84.1 million paid members. At the end of fiscal 2026 it operated 939 warehouses in 14 countries, 647 of them in the United States and Puerto Rico, alongside e-commerce sites in nine markets, gasoline stations, pharmacies, optical and hearing aid centers, business centers and Costco Travel. Fiscal 2026 total revenue reached 303.2 billion dollars, including 5.9 billion dollars of membership fees, with approximately 355,000 employees. Its shares trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker COST and its principal executive offices are in Issaquah, Washington.
Costco executive team org chart
- GMGary MillerchipExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- CFCaton FratesSenior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - Warehouse Operations, U.S. and Mexico
- JPJavier PolitExecutive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer
- JSJohn SullivanExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
- SGSarah GeorgeExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - Merchandising
- CAClaudine AdamoExecutive Vice President, Administration
- PRPierre RielExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, International Division
- YRYoram RubanenkoExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - Eastern Division
- TJTeresa JonesExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - Global Depots and Traffic
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Employees by management level
| Name | Profiles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Executive officers | 13 | <0.1% |
| Senior vice presidents and vice presidents | 300 | 0.3% |
| Warehouse general managers and directors | 2,400 | 2.7% |
| Managers and supervisors | 12,000 | 13% |
| Individual contributors | 74,971 | 84% |
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Leadership team
| Leader | Location | Profile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RVRon VachrisPresident and Chief Executive Officer | ••••@costco.com | Profile → | |
| GMGary MillerchipExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ••••@costco.com | Profile → | |
| CFCaton FratesSenior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - Warehouse Operations, U.S. and Mexico | ••••@costco.com | Profile → | |
| JPJavier PolitExecutive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer | ••••@costco.com | Profile → | |
| JSJohn SullivanExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ••••@costco.com | Profile → | |
| SGSarah GeorgeExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - Merchandising | ••••@costco.com | Profile → | |
| CAClaudine AdamoExecutive Vice President, Administration | ••••@costco.com | Profile → | |
| PRPierre RielExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, International Division | ••••@costco.com | Profile → | |
| YRYoram RubanenkoExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - Eastern Division | ••••@costco.com | Profile → | |
| TJTeresa JonesExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - Global Depots and Traffic | ••••@costco.com | Profile → |
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Costco executive team roles
Ron Vachris · full profile →
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ron Vachris has been president and chief executive officer of Costco since January 2024 and a director since February 2022. He started in 1982 as a part-time forklift driver at Price Club, a predecessor of Costco, and spent more than four decades with the company. He was senior vice president and general manager of the Northwest Region from 2010 to 2015, senior vice president of real estate development from 2015 to 2016, executive vice president of merchandising from 2016 to 2022, and president and chief operating officer from February 2022 to December 2023.
Gary Millerchip · full profile →
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Gary Millerchip has been executive vice president and chief financial officer of Costco since 2024, one of the few executive officers recruited from outside the company. He came from The Kroger Co., where he was senior vice president and chief financial officer from April 2019 to February 2024, and before that chief executive officer of Kroger Personal Finance from July 2010. He signs Costco's annual report on Form 10-K alongside the chief executive.
Caton Frates · full profile →
Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - Warehouse Operations, U.S. and Mexico
Caton Frates is senior executive vice president and chief operating officer of warehouse operations for the U.S. and Mexico, the largest operating role at Costco, which runs 647 warehouses in the United States and Puerto Rico and 43 in Mexico. He took the role in February 2026 after serving as executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Southwest Division from 2022, and before that as senior vice president of the Los Angeles Region from 2015 to May 2022.
Javier Polit · full profile →
Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer
Javier Polit is executive vice president and chief information and digital officer of Costco, an executive officer since 2023, responsible for information systems and the digital business behind its e-commerce sites in nine markets, where digitally-enabled sales grew 20.9 percent in fiscal 2026. He was previously chief information officer of Mondelez International, chief information officer of The Procter and Gamble Company from 2017 to 2022, and group chief information officer of The Coca-Cola Company from 2007 to 2017.
John Sullivan · full profile →
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
John Sullivan is executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Costco. He has led the legal function as general counsel since 2016, has served as corporate secretary since 2010, and became an executive officer in 2021. His remit covers the litigation disclosed in the fiscal 2026 annual report, including the wage and hour class actions filed in Washington and the suits over IEEPA tariff refunds.
Sarah George · full profile →
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - Merchandising
Sarah George became executive vice president and chief operating officer of Merchandising at Costco in March 2026, in charge of the buying teams behind its national brands and the Kirkland Signature private label. She previously led the food side of the business, as senior vice president of merchandising for foods and sundries from 2023 to March 2026 and senior vice president of fresh foods from 2019 to 2023.
Claudine Adamo · full profile →
Executive Vice President, Administration
Claudine Adamo is executive vice president of Administration at Costco, a role she took in March 2026. She was executive vice president and chief operating officer of Merchandising from 2022 to March 2026, after leading non-foods buying as senior vice president from 2018 to 2022 and as vice president from 2013 to 2018.
Pierre Riel · full profile →
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, International Division
Pierre Riel is executive vice president and chief operating officer of the International Division at Costco, overseeing the warehouses outside North America, in markets such as Japan, the U.K., Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Sweden, Iceland and New Zealand. A long-time Canadian operator, he was senior vice president and country manager for Canada from 2019 to March 2022 and senior vice president of the Eastern Canada Region from 2001 to 2019.
Yoram Rubanenko · full profile →
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - Eastern Division
Yoram Rubanenko is executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Eastern Division at Costco, an executive officer since 2021. He rose through regional operations on the East Coast, as vice president and regional operations manager for the Northeast Region from 1998 to 2013 and senior vice president and general manager of the Southeast Region from 2013 to September 2021.
Teresa Jones · full profile →
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - Global Depots and Traffic
Teresa Jones is executive vice president and chief operating officer of Global Depots and Traffic at Costco, running the cross-docking depots and freight network that move goods from suppliers to its warehouses, with 33.6 million square feet of distribution and logistics facilities at the end of fiscal 2026. She was senior vice president of depot operations from August 2022 to July 2024 and vice president of depot operations from 2018 to 2022.