{"entity":"costco","id":"ent_costco","name":"Costco","predicate":"ceo","label":"CEO","page":"https://asof.is/record/costco/ceo","as_of":"2026-10-31","summary":"As of October 31, 2026, Costco's CEO on the AsOf record is Ron Vachris, dated January 1, 2024, from a primary source (sec.gov) and one further source (cnn.com). The record holds 2 claims on Costco's CEO, 1 still open and 1 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.","current":["clm_1400B5A0AF71"],"claims":[{"id":"clm_F3088DE22897","value":"W. Craig Jelinek","valid_from":"2012-01-01","valid_to":"2024-01-01","published":"2011-09-01","recorded":"2026-10-27","confidence":0.95,"status":"superseded","assertable":true,"superseded_by":"clm_1400B5A0AF71","sources":[{"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000119312511239197/d8k.htm","tier":"primary","publisher":null,"published_at":"2011-09-01T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q715583","tier":"secondary","publisher":"Wikidata","published_at":null},{"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983223000047/cost-20231018.htm","tier":"primary","publisher":null,"published_at":"2023-10-20T00:00:00+00:00"}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-10-29","quote":"The Board of Directors has elected Craig Jelinek, currently President and Chief Operating Officer, as President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2012.","url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000119312511239197/d8k.htm"}},{"id":"clm_1400B5A0AF71","value":"Ron Vachris","valid_from":"2024-01-01","valid_to":null,"published":"2023-10-20","recorded":"2026-10-29","confidence":0.95,"status":"valid","assertable":true,"superseded_by":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q715583","tier":"secondary","publisher":"Wikidata","published_at":null},{"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983223000047/0000909832-23-000047-index.htm","tier":"primary","publisher":"SEC EDGAR 8-K Item 5.02","published_at":"2023-10-20T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983223000049/0000909832-23-000049-index.htm","tier":"primary","publisher":"SEC EDGAR 8-K Item 5.02","published_at":"2023-11-24T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/07/business/costco-ceo-dei-tariffs","tier":"secondary","publisher":"cnn.com","published_at":"2026-02-07T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983223000047/cost-20231018.htm","tier":"primary","publisher":null,"published_at":"2023-10-20T00:00:00+00:00"}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-10-29","quote":"Ron Vachris will serve as President until December 31, 2023, and as President and Chief Executive Officer starting January 1, 2024.","url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983223000049/0000909832-23-000049-index.htm"}}],"replaced":[{"claim":"clm_F3088DE22897","value":"W. Craig Jelinek","valid_from":"2012-01-01","valid_to":"2024-01-01","replaced_by":"clm_1400B5A0AF71","replaced_by_value":"Ron Vachris","replaced_from":"2024-01-01"}],"faq":[{"question":"What is Costco's current CEO?","answer":"Ron Vachris, dated January 1, 2024, from a primary source (sec.gov) and one further source (cnn.com). The record asserts this claim as of October 31, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.95)."},{"question":"When did Costco's CEO last change?","answer":"The latest value on the record is Ron Vachris, dated January 1, 2024; before it the record holds W. Craig Jelinek, dated January 1, 2012 and closed on January 1, 2024."},{"question":"What was Costco's CEO before Ron Vachris?","answer":"W. Craig Jelinek, valid from January 1, 2012 to January 1, 2024 (status superseded), from a primary source (sec.gov)."}],"legend":{"dates":"valid_from: when the claim took effect (a period figure: the day its period closed). published: the earliest day a source on the record published it (a filing's filing date, a post's date; null when no source carries one). recorded: the day AsOf first held it. A figure can take effect weeks before it is published.","why_not":{},"checked_by":{"page-read":"its source page states the value and the date"}}}