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James D. Sinegal (born January 1, 1936) is an American billionaire businessman and cofounder and former CEO of the Costco Wholesale Corporation, [1] an international retail chain. He served as Costco's president and CEO from 1983 until 2011. As CEO of Costco, Sinegal was known for his hands-on humanitarian approach to business, which he learned ...
Jim Sinegal is the founder, chairman, and former longtime CEO of Costco (NAS: COST) . Known for his integrity and fondness for Costco's $1.50 hot dogs, Sinegal grew Costco from a single warehouse ...
Jim Sinegal is the founder, chairman, and former longtime CEO of Costco (NAS: COST) . Known for his integrity and fondness for Costco's $1.50 hot dogs, Sinegal grew Costco from a single warehouse ...
Costco’s first CEO, Jim Sinegal, in 2008 jokingly warned his successor, Craig Jelinek, to stick with the price, inflation be damned. “If you raise the effing hot dog, I will kill you,” he said .
Jim Sinegal and Jeffrey H. Brotman [22] opened the first Costco warehouse in Seattle on September 15, 1983. [23] Sinegal had started in wholesale distribution by working for Sol Price at FedMart ; Brotman, an attorney from an old Seattle retailing family, had also been involved in retail distribution from an early age.
In 1982, Brotman cofounded Costco Wholesale Corporation with Jim Sinegal, [6] a protégé of Sol Price, the founder of PriceSmart. [1] He served as chairman from the company's inception until his death, except during a stretch from 1993 to 1994 when he was vice chairman. [7] [8] In 2017, Costco operated 736 warehouse stores. [3]
In 1995, Costco cofounder and former CEO Jim Sinegal, inspired by a Forbes article on branding, decided to create a single, unifying brand called Kirkland Signature, named for the Seattle suburb ...
Los Angeles, California, U.S. Alma mater. San Diego State University. Occupation. Businessman. Known for. President and CEO of Costco, 2012–2023. Walter Craig Jelinek (born August 8, 1952) is an American businessman who served as president and CEO of Costco from 2012 to 2023, when he succeeded the company's founder, James Sinegal.