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Costco Wholesale names new chairman

August 14, 2017 by Chain Drug Review Blackstone Group, Costco chairman, Costco Wholesale, Hamilton (Tony) James, Jeff Brotman Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News

ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Hamilton (Tony) James has been elected chairman of Costco Wholesale Corp. James takes the reins as Costco chairman following the death of co-founder Jeff Brotman earlier this month. President and chief operating officer of the Blackstone Group L.P., James has served as a director of Costco since August 1988 and been the

Industry mourns passing of Costco co-founder Jeff Brotman

August 2, 2017 by Chain Drug Review Costco Wholesale, Jeff Brotman, Jim Sinegal Business, Retail News

ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Jeff Brotman, co-founder of Costco Wholesale Corp. and the company’s chairman, died in his sleep at home on Tuesday. He was 74. Brotman helped build Costco into a global retailing powerhouse and was prominent in Puget Sound-area philanthropic and civic circles. “The thoughts of Costco’s board, management and employees are with Jeff’s