The Nominating Committee of the Hawaii Employers Council has filed with Corporate Secretary Sheri-Ann Lau Clark the names of 11 nominees for election to three-year terms on HEC's Board of Governors, beginning in 2016.
Kauai
Frederick L. Cowell, General Manager, Kauai Coffee
Oahu
Jim Alberts, Sr. Vice President of Customer Service, Hawaiian Electric Company
Timothy Dietrich, General Manager, Mid Pacific Country Club
Kevin Dietsch, Vice President, Matson Terminals, Inc.
Percy Higashi, President and Chief Operating Officer, Roberts Hawaii
John L. Knorek, Director, Torkildson, Katz, Moore, Hetherington & Harris
Daniel Nellis, Operations Director and General Manager, Dole Food Company Hawaii
Lynne S. Nishiura, Vice President of Human Resources, Island Insurance Co., Ltd.
Gregg Oishi, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Kuakini Health System
Mark Tsuda, Chief Executive Officer, Surf Line Hawaii, Ltd. (dba Jams World)
Hawaii
Glenn Hashimoto, President/CEO/Chairman of the Board, Suisan Group, Inc.
The names of the Board nominees will appear on the proxy ballot that will be sent to members by October 25, 2015. Under HEC's by-laws, other individuals may be nominated to the HEC Board if (1) the individual represents an HEC member located in a county with a Board vacancy; (2) the individual's nomination includes signatures from at least ten (10) HEC members; (3) the individual is willing to serve on the Board, and (4) the nomination and supporting signatures are received by October 20, 2015. Write-in nominations should be sent to Sheri-Ann Lau Clark at the Hawaii Employers Council, 2682 Waiwai Loop, Honolulu, Hawaii. For further information, call Sheri at 440-8823. Election results will be announced at HEC's 72nd Annual Meeting on November 19th at the Halekulani Hotel.
Click here to download the annual meeting flyer and registration form.