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Sep 16, 2020 · Jim Sinegal cofounded Costco alongside Seattle attorney Jeff Brotman in 1983. Despite building one of the largest retail chains in America, Sinegal consistently earned less than other CEOs...
In 1982, Brotman cofounded Costco Wholesale Corporation with Jim Sinegal, a protégé of Sol Price, the founder of PriceSmart. 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. In 2017, Costco operated 736 warehouse stores.
Aug 1, 2017 · The man with whom he created that retail juggernaut, Costco co-founder and former CEO Jim Sinegal, said Tuesday that “over 35 years, he became not just a business partner but a confidante, a...
Together with Seattle retailer Jeff Brotman, he co-founded Costco. From 1983 until his retirement in 2011, Sinegal served as Costco's president and CEO. As CEO, Sinegal was well known for traveling to each Costco location every year to inspect it personally.
James D. Sinegal co-founded Costco Wholesale Corporation with Jeffrey H. Brotman — a UW Medicine advocate and Laureate — 35 years ago. Mr. Sinegal remembers Mr. Brotman, who died on Aug. 1, 2017. Right after someone dies, it’s hard to remember that they’re gone.
Dec 17, 2011 · On New Year’s Eve, Costco Wholesale co-founder Jim Sinegal will step down as CEO. He will hand off the job he loves and his open-walled office to Craig Jelinek, a veteran Costco executive whom...
Aug 22, 2023 · The company was founded in 1983 by Jim Sinegal and Jeff Brotman, who opened the first Costco warehouse in Seattle, Washington. Now, 40 years later, Costco is the third largest retailer in the...
Sep 1, 2011 · The warehouse chain’s other co-founder, Jeff Brotman, will remain as chairman. Sinegal said his age and the fact that Costco is in good shape made January the right time to step down as CEO.
Aug 2, 2017 · Costco Wholesale Corp. on Tuesday announced that founder and Chairman Jeff Brotman died early that morning at the age of 74. “The thoughts of Costco’s board, management and employees are with...
Aug 1, 2017 · Brotman and former chief executive Jim Sinegal co-founded Costco in 1983, and it currently operates 746 warehouse stores and has a market cap of more than $70bn, according to Bloomberg data.
