Company: COST
Filing Date: 2025-12-04
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000909832-25-000159
Chunk: 9

Company: COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW
Filing Date: 2025-12-04
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 9
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., where he is the lead independent director and chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee. Previously he was a director at

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VMware Inc., Mitek Systems Inc., LendingClub Inc., ShoreTel, Inc., and United Online, Inc. Mr. Denman sits on the advisory board of the University of Washington's Foster School of Business, is the immediate past chairperson of the University of Washington Foundation Board, and is a member of the Seattle Children's Hospital Board of Trustees. Mr. Denman’s qualifications to serve on the Board include knowledge and experience from service on the boards of other public companies, and his broad-ranging experiences, including chief executive and other leadership positions, in the areas of technology and international business.

Helena B. Foulkes has been a director of the Company since August 2023. She was CEO and a member of the board of directors of Hudson's Bay Company from February 2018 to March 2020. Prior to that, she spent 25 years at CVS Health Corporation, including as President of CVS Pharmacy from January 2014 to January 2018, and Executive Vice President and Chief Health Care Strategy and Marketing Officer from 2011 to 2013. Ms. Foulkes is also a member of the boards of directors of Skillsoft Corp. and private companies Follett Higher Education Group, where she serves as Executive Chair, PM Pediatrics Care, and Harry's Inc. She was previously a director of The Home Depot, Inc. Ms. Foulkes served as President of Harvard University's Board of Overseers for the 2021-2022 academic year. Ms. Foulkes' qualifications to serve on the Board include her substantial experience in retail and as a board member of prominent companies.

Sally Jewell has been a director since January 2020. From June 2019 until May 2020, she served as the interim Chief Executive Officer of The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental non-profit organization, where she continues to serve as a global board member. She served as U.S. Secretary of the Interior under President Barack Obama from 2013 to 2017. Prior to her government service, she was CEO of Recreational Equipment Inc., a retailer of outdoor recreation equipment and services, from 2005 to 2013, COO from 2000 to 2005 and a board member from 1996 to 2013. Previously, she worked in commercial banking for