---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000909832-23-000036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COST"
cik: "0000909832"
company_name: "COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW"
filed_at: "2023-08-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T08:10:57.685234+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Costco elects Helena Buonanno Foulkes to board of directors

## Summary
- Helena Buonanno Foulkes, former CEO of Hudson's Bay and ex-President of CVS Pharmacy, elected to Costco board effective August 16, 2023.
- Foulkes will receive standard non-executive director fees and participate in the 2019 Incentive Plan; no committee assignments.
- She also serves on boards of Follett Higher Education, PM Pediatrics, Harry's Inc., and Skillsoft.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000909832-23-000036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COST
- cik: 0000909832
- company_name: COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW
- filed_at: 2023-08-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983223000036/0000909832-23-000036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983223000036/cost-20230816.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000909832-23-000036
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000909832-23-000036.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000909832-23-000036.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Helena Buonanno Foulkes was elected as director at COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: On August 16, 2023, the Board of Directors elected Helena Buonanno Foulkes as a director.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983223000036/0000909832-23-000036-index.htm

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