John D. Hildebrandt has been President and Chief Operating Officer since December 2022 after serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company from May 2022 to December 2022. He held the position of Executive Vice President and Acting Chief Operating Officer from March 2022 to May 2022 and previously served as Executive Vice President — Operations of the Company from February 2010 to February 2022. Mr. Hildebrandt served as Executive Vice President—Central America and Trinidad Operations from March 2009 through January 2010, as Executive Vice President—Central America Operations from August 2003 until February 2009, as Executive Vice President—Caribbean and Asia Operations from July 2001 until July 2003 and as Senior Vice President of the Company from September 2000 until July 2001. Mr. Hildebrandt previously served as Vice President of the Company from September 1998 until August 2000, overseeing operations in Central America. Mr. Hildebrandt served as the Company’s Country Manager in the Philippines and Panama from August 1997 until August 1998, and as Price Enterprises’ Country Manager in the Philippines and Panama from 1996 until the Company was spun off from Price Enterprises in August 1997. Prior to joining Price Enterprises as Country Manager in 1996, Mr. Hildebrandt was a Senior Operations Manager of Price/Costco from 1994 through 1996, and served in various management roles for The Price Company beginning in 1979.