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BoH appoints Sellers to vice chair post
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Posted on Jun 03 2005
Bank of Hawaii Corp. announced Friday that Mary Sellers has been appointed vice chair and chief risk officer, vice Bill Nelson, who will retire at the end of June 2005.
Sellers, who is currently executive vice president and director of Risk Management and Wholesale Credit, will be responsible for overseeing the management of corporate-wide risk. She will also become part of the bank’s eight-member Managing Committee. Her appointment is effective July 1, 2005.
“I’m confident in Mary’s ability to maintain our focus on risk management and a strong credit culture that serves the needs of our customers,” said Al Landon, BoH chair and chief executive officer. “During her 18 years at the bank Mary has taken on increasing responsibilities and has most recently served as Bill’s right-hand person in preparing for her new role. She has a solid grasp of the task at hand, and is highly regarded among her peers for her management skills.”
Sellers joined the bank in 1987 as an officer in the Private Financial Services Department. She has worked in various capacities since then, including management positions in the Credit Management and Approval Department, Credit Services Division and Pacific Century Leasing.
She has a master’s degree in Economics from the University of Delaware.
Nelson joined the company in 2001 as vice chairman and chief risk officer. Previously, he worked at Bank of America for 24 years, where he most recently served as managing director in charge of the credit products group handling the U.S. health care industry.
