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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 ...
Costco Wholesale Corporation is an American multinational corporation which operates a chain of membership-only big-box warehouse club retail stores. [4] As of 2021, Costco is the third-largest retailer in the world [5] and is the world's largest retailer of choice and prime beef, organic foods, rotisserie chicken, and wine as of 2016. [6]
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 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 ...
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.
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 ...
In 1983, James (Jim) Sinegal and Jeffrey H. Brotman opened the first Costco warehouse in Seattle. [3] [4] Sinegal had started in wholesale distribution by working for Sol Price at FedMart. [5] In 1983, Kmart's Pace Membership Warehouse (later sold to Sam's Club) started operations.