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J. Jeffrey Meder became the President, CEO and a director of Cost-U-Less in September, 1999. Previously, he served as co-founder and President/Chief Executive Officer of Drug Emporium, N.W. He had provided overall direction and vision for that Company since 1981. During that time, he led the growth of the Company to twenty stores with over $180 million in sales and employing approximately 1,600 employees in the Pacific Northwest.
Prior to co-founding Drug Emporium, N.W., Mr. Meder was employed in the banking industry from 1975 - 1981. His last position in banking was Assistant Vice President in the Commercial Division of Huntington National Bank in Columbus, Ohio, where his responsibilities included business development and work-out loan situations.
Mr. Meder graduated from The Ohio State University (OSU) in 1974 with a B.S. in Finance and received his M.B.A. from Capital University in 1979. He is the past President of the OSU Alumni Club of Seattle, a past member of the Seafair Executive Committee, and an enthusiastic fan of the Seattle Mariners and the University of Washington’s basketball and football teams. He is a parishioner of St. James Cathedral Parish, and member of the Bellevue Club and the Plateau Golf and Country Club. | 