Leadership

Kathleen Owen, Head of US

Kathleen Owen is the Head of US for Club Demonstration Services (CDS) and oversees all functions related to event scheduling for food products, non- food products, and special projects. Kathleen develops companywide strategies, enhances key relationships and drives innovation to help further grow the services offered to our valued partners. Kathleen and her team take great pride in collaborating with Costco and Suppliers to create events that influence purchase decisions and drive both member engagement and sales.

Kathleen joined CDS, then known as Warehouse Demos Services (WDS), in 2003 with management experience in the retail/food service industry. She began her tenure as a WDS demo supervisor and was quickly promoted to regional operations manager and then to senior regional operations manager in the Northwest United States before moving over to sales.

In 2018 and 2020, Kathleen was selected for Progressive Grocer’s 100 Top Women in Grocery Senior Executive. She also received the Peter Daymon Schwartz award in 2019 recognizing her contributions as a leader, innovator, team player and driver of business results.

Favorite Kirkland product: How do you pick just one?! Kirkland Signature Mixed Nuts are always a favorite!