Robert E. Price

Robert E. Price is the Executive Chairman and Interim CEO of PriceSmart. Robert has been Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company since October 2018. He previously served as Chairman since the Company’s spin-off from Price Enterprises, Inc. in 1997. Mr. Price served as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company at various times during the Company’s history, most recently as Chief Executive Officer from April 2006 until July 2010. Mr. Price was a founder of The Price Company, which operated the Price Club, and served as its Chief Executive Officer and a member of its board of directors from the time of The Price Company’s founding in 1976 until The Price Company’s merger with Costco Wholesale Corp. in 1993. Mr. Price was Chairman of the Board of Price/Costco, Inc. from October 1993 until December 1994 and Chairman of Price Enterprises from July 1994 until September 1997. Mr. Price currently serves as a Manager of The Price Group, LLC and as President of Price Philanthropies Foundation and Price Charities. Price Philanthropies is a private family foundation that supports charitable activities in the Company’s markets and San Diego, California. Mr. Price’s 40 year experience in the warehouse club merchandising business as well as his extensive knowledge of the Company’s business, history and culture, support the Board of Directors’ conclusion that he should serve as a director of the Company.