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Independent Director
HEI Chairman of the Board
HEI Executive Committee Chair
Mr. Watanabe has been one of the most influential figures in Hawaii’s business community over the past four decades. His strategic counsel is widely sought by Hawaii’s business, political and nonprofit leaders, as well as by global businesses seeking to do business in Hawaii.
Mr. Watanabe has a long personal history in environmental protection and public service. He was instrumental in assisting the National Park Service dramatically expand Volcanoes National Park through the acquisition of over 100,000 acres on the Big Island of Hawaii. He assisted with and facilitated the acquisition of the Palmyra Atoll, currently used as an international research center. Both were accomplished through The Nature Conservancy.
President and CEO,
HEI Executive Committee Member
HEI Chairman, American Savings Bank (HEI subsidiary)
Ms. Lau has deep industry and operational expertise having served in leadership capacities spanning several functions across HEI and its subsidiaries. Ms. Lau’s expertise and leadership have been recognized nationally, leading her to be named Chair of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, and to be named as a clean energy ambassador for the U.S. Department of Energy Clean Energy Ministerial C3E Initiative. Ms. Lau is also recognized as a transformational leader, having been identified by the US Banker List of Most Powerful Women in Banking in 2004, 2005, 2006 for transforming ASB into a full-service community bank.
Signing the groundbreaking Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative with the Governor of State of Hawaii also secured Ms. Lau the Women in Clean Energy & the Environment, Woman of the Year award, 2011.
Independent Director
Audit & Risk Committee Member
Compensation Committee Member
Mr. Dahl has significant leadership, strategy, audit and risk-management expertise. He has in-depth experience in corporate transformation and restructuring, and in driving improved corporate governance and shareholder engagement. His experiences working in Hawaii and on the U.S. mainland, and in banking and the electric utility industry, bring valuable perspective to the Board.
Under Mr. Dahl’s leadership, Dole Food Company invested in a number of sustainability initiatives that secured external recognition. Dole was named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Magazine, and undertook a carbon offset program to secure a carbon neutral operating footprint.
Independent Director
Chairman of the Board
Compensation Committee Chair
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Member
Executive Committee Member
In addition to extensive leadership expertise, Admiral Fargo brings to the Board deep knowledge of the U.S. military, a major customer of HEI’s electric utility subsidiary and a key driver of Hawaii’s economy. He has top level management, strategic planning and financial and non-financial risk assessment skills developed over 40 years of leading nine organizations ranging in size from 130 to 300,000 people and managing budgets up to $8 billion.
Independent Director
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair
Compensation Committee Memberr
HEI Executive Committee Member
Ms. Fowler’s position as Chief Executive Officer of a NYSE-listed public utility company imparts significant industry, operations, leadership and management expertise to the Board.
Ms. Fowler has deep environmental and renewable energy expertise. During Ms. Fowler’s tenure as CEO, PGE made the strategic decision to reduce use of oil and coal, and has been ranked #1 on multiple occasions for selling more renewable power to residential customers than any other U.S. utility. Under Ms. Fowler’s leadership, wind and solar projects were constructed and integrated into the PGE grid.
Independent Director
Audit & Risk Committee Member
HEI Executive Committee Member
Within three major financial institutions, Mr. Russell served as an executive and/or Director and held domestic and international positions in all areas of banking, finance, capital markets and risk management. He has served on numerous panels on corporate governance and strategic direction.
Mr. Russell’s years of executive leadership experience in financial service operations, particularly as an executive officer of a major lender to the electric utility industry, contribute invaluable expertise to the Board. His prior service as Chief Risk Officer of a large financial institution strengthens the Board’s risk management capabilities.
Independent Director
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Member
Dr. Scott is a well-respected leader in the state of Hawaii. His extensive knowledge, contacts and relationships within Hawaii’s business community, nonprofit community and local governmental agencies contribute significantly to the Board’s understanding of Hawaii’s unique cultural and business environment.
Dr. Scott has overseen various transformational environmental and social programs at Punahou School. These include implementing a need-blind student admission policy and securing a $300m endowment to support a need-based financial aid program; making a commitment to become a Net Zero Energy campus by 2025; developing an environmental sustainability curriculum and becoming a laptop technology campus; and securing Apple Distinguished School status.
Under Dr. Scott’s leadership, Punahou School has been named the Greenest School in America by the Green Guide.
Independent Director
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Member
Mr. Taketa is a highly respected leader who brings deep understanding of Hawaii’s distinctive cultural and business environment to the Board. He also brings extensive knowledge of environmental issues having served as executive director of the Asia/Pacific Region of The Nature Conservancy. Mr. Taketa has dedicated his career to environmental conservation and sustainable community development. He has been nationally recognized by the Nonprofit Times on three occasions (2010, 2015, 2016) as one of the most powerful and influential people in the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector in the US, and with the US Department of Interior Conservation Service Award and the Chevron Corporation Conservation Award.
Independent Director
Audit Committee Chair
Executive Committee Member
Mr. Taniguchi brings to the Board considerable experience as a proven business leader in Hawaii, with extensive knowledge of the business climate and significant contacts and relationships within the business community and local governmental agencies. His extensive business and community service have earned him numerous awards for leadership.
Under Mr. Taniguchi’s leadership, KTA Super Stores are investing in environmental and social innovations including electric vehicle infrastructure investments, PV system installation, sourcing from locally owned and produced businesses and supporting their marketing and expanded distribution, and philanthropic programs with direct community impact.
Independent Director
Audit and Risk Committee Member
Ms. Connors has considerable experience in environmental sustainability from serving as Executive Director of Hawaii Green Growth Local2030 hub, which was recognized by the United Nations in 2018 as one of the world’s first hubs for sustainability solutions. Her proven track record of working to achieve Hawaii’s energy and sustainability goals will add significant value to HEI’s efforts to accelerate a sustainable future for Hawaii.
Ms. Connors has significant government, regulatory and policy development experience from serving as Director for Environment and Climate Change at the National Security Council and National Economic Council in the White House, as well as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State. She has advised the President, Vice President, Cabinet members and other governmental leaders on environment and sustainable development policy.
Her deep understanding of the business, government and non-profit communities in the Hawaiian Islands from serving as Executive Director of Hawaii Green Growth Local2030 hub and CEO and Co-Founder of c.dots development contribute significantly to the Board's understanding of Hawaii's unique business environment.
Independent Director
Compensation Committee Member
Ms. Powell has significant experience in utilities and renewable energy, having served as President and CEO of Green Mountain Power since 2008. Under her leadership, the company became the world’s first utility to become a Certified B Corporation (a business that balances purpose and profit). Ms. Powell led an ambitious energy vision to dramatically ramp up local renewable resources in Vermont.
Ms. Powell has relevant public board experience, serving as a director at Sunrun Inc., where she is a member of the compensation committee.
Ms. Powell’s track record of leadership and innovation has received national acclaim; she was named as one of Fast Company’s ‘‘100 Most Creative People in Business’’ in 2016 and as one of CEO Connection’s ‘‘2017 Most Influential Women of the Mid-Market,’’ among other recognitions.
Independent Director
Audit & Risk Committee Chair
HEI Executive Committee Member
Mr. Scilacci has significant leadership and operational management experience through serving as CFO of Edison International, a publicly-traded company whose market cap increased substantially during Mr. Scilacci’s tenure. He has extensive experience communicating with Wall Street analysts, investors, and rating agencies and has demonstrated a strong track record of considerable shareholder value creation.
Mr. Scilacci’s track record of success is highlighted by his recognition as one of the top CFOs in the electric utility sector by a 2017 Institutional Investor survey of investors and sell-side analysts.
Independent Director
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Member
Mr. Kane is a well-respected leader in the State of Hawaii and brings extensive leadership and a deep understanding of Hawaii's cultural, business and political environment to the Board.
His career has been distinguished by his leadership of significant private and public trusts, including his current role as Chief Executive Officer of Hawaii Community Foundation, Hawaii's largest and oldest Foundation, his service as a Trustee of the largest land trust in the state of Hawaii, Kamehameha Schools, a private school system established under the will of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop to educate Native Hawaiians and his prior role as Chairman/Director of the State of Hawaii Department of Hawaiian Homelands.
He is skilled in government affairs, policy development, public relations, and crisis management through his service as Chairman/Executive Director of the Hawaii Republican Party.
Independent Director
Compensation Committee Member
Ms. Zlotnicka’s experience as a sustainable investing professional with a background in utilizing markets, policy, and partnership to motivate the private sector to simultaneously improve sustainability, profitability and competitiveness, brings highly valuable perspective to the Board. In her current position as Managing Director for the ValueAct Spring Fund, an investor in HEI, she identifies companies whose technology and products are solving environmental and social issues and actively supports them through various industry, governance or other significant transitions. As ValueAct Capital’s Head of Stewardship, Ms. Zlotnicka also leads the firm’s engagement with other shareholders and the broader corporate governance community.
As director at Unifi, where she serves as a member of the audit committee and the corporate governance and nominating committee, Ms. Zlotnicka has experience in guiding the implementation of ambitious sustainability strategies in addition to other strategic efforts and financial oversight. Recently she was recognized among WomenInc.’s 2019 Most Influential Corporate Board Directors.
Prior to joining ValueAct Capital, Ms. Zlotnicka served as the US lead Sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) equity research analyst at Morgan Stanley. During her tenure, Morgan Stanley’s Global Sustainability Research team ranked #1 in Sustainable and Responsible Investment Research by the 2017 Extel IRRI survey. Ms. Zlotnicka was also individually ranked as #1 for "Best Understanding of Companies" as voted by corporate participants. Additionally, Ms. Zlotnicka has familiarity with the academic, public and non-profit sectors, most notably having worked with the US Environmental Protection Agency on public-private partnerships and the Environmental Defense Fund on corporate investment in energy efficiency.
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