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FHB execs graduate from Pacific Coast Banking School
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Posted on Dec 11 2008
[B]HAGÅTÑA, Guam[/B]—Six First Hawaiian Bank executives have graduated from the Pacific Coast Banking School, according to an announcement by Don Horner, president and chief executive officer at First Hawaiian Bank.
The First Hawaiian Bank executives included Edwin K. Char, vice president and manager, Deposit Products Department; Jerome K. Fukuhara, vice president and manager, Retail Information & Planning Department; Mitchell M. Kaaialii, assistant vice president and business banking officer, Main Banking Center; Keith H. Nagata, senior vice president and division manager, Business Services Division; Edward G. Untalan, vice president and banking center manager, Maite Branch on Guam; and Jeffrey S. Ventura, vice president and area manager, Waipahu Branch.
Char was awarded the Kermit O. Hanson Award for Excellence for receiving the highest grades out of 228 students on all written assignments, including the management report. The Kermit O. Hanson Award for Excellence is named in honor of Kermit O. Hanson, Dean Emeritus of the University of Washington, Graduate School of Business and a former PCBS Education Director. This award has been given out since 1991 to students with the highest accumulation of points on five extension assignments and the final management report.
Also, both Kaaialii and Ventura graduated with honors, a distinction awarded to the top 10 percent in the class. Kaaialii’s management report, a requirement of all students, was selected for inclusion in the school’s Lending Library.
This year’s graduating class consisted of 228 individuals representing a diverse mix of financial institutions from around the county. Twenty-eight high-achievers were named to the honor roll and 23 had their management reports selected for inclusion in the Lending Library.
Since 1938, in partnership with the University of Washington, Graduate School of Business, over 10,000 participants have graduated from PCBS, with hundreds of graduates currently serving as CEOs of financial institutions and hundred more serving in key leadership roles across the country. PCBS offers a three-year graduate level program of leadership and financial management education focused on the financial services industry. Over the three-year period, participants attend three two-week resident sessions in August on the University of Washington campus, and complete six inter-session written extension assignments including an original management report.
First Hawaiian Bank (www.fhb.com) with assets of over $12.8 billion was founded in 1858 and is Hawaii’s oldest and largest bank. This year First Hawaiian Bank is celebrating its 150th year in business. It operates 58 branches in Hawaii, three on Guam and two on Saipan. It is a subsidiary of BancWest Corp. (www.bancwestcorp.com), a financial holding company. [B][I](FHB)[/I][/B]
