Speaker
Ron Vachris
President and CEO
at
Costco
Ron began his career in 1982 with the Price Company in the Phoenix, Arizona
market. Ron held several management positions in operations before being
promoted to Warehouse Manager in Colorado in 1992.
After 7 years as a Warehouse Manager in both Colorado and Arizona, Ron was
promoted to Vice President of Operations in the San Diego Region in 1999. In
2010, Ron moved to Washington where he was promoted to Senior Vice
President of the Northwest Region.
August 2015, Ron started in the Real Estate department, working on
International and Domestic New Markets and Expansion. Shortly after, Ron
became the Executive Vice President of merchandising in July 2016.
In February 2022, Costco’s Board of Directors appointed Ron to the position of
President and Chief Operating Officer. He was also elected to the Board of
Directors. In January 2024, Ron became the third Chief Executive Officer of
Costco Wholesale.
Moderator
Mark Birnbaum
Firmwide Chair Executive Committee; Member, Firmwide Management Committee
at
Perkins Coie
Mark Birnbaum works with lenders and commercial mortgage-backed securities servicers across the country regarding real property secured loan workouts and real estate owned dispositions. These include loan restructurings, modifications, assumptions, forbearances, discounted payoffs, judicial and nonjudicial foreclosures, bankruptcies, guarantor actions, and receivership appointments.
Mark also counsels clients with respect to leases and real estate acquisitions and dispositions.
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