Suzanne P. Vares-Lum Elected to Bank of Hawai‘i Corporation Board of Directors
02 Juni 2023 - 10:30PM
Business Wire
Bank of Hawai‘i Corp. (NYSE: BOH) announced that its board of
directors has elected Suzanne P. Vares-Lum to serve on its
board of directors, effective May 26, 2023, until the annual
election of directors at the bank’s next annual shareholders
meeting. With the addition of Vares-Lum, Bank of Hawai‘i
Corporation’s board of directors increases from 14 to 15. Vares-Lum
serves on Bank of Hawai‘i’s Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee and Fiduciary and Investment Management Committee.
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“I'm so pleased to welcome Suzanne Vares-Lum to our board of
directors,” said Chairman, President and CEO Peter S. Ho. “She
brings a profound passion and unparalleled expertise to our already
diverse board, who are dedicated to our company’s mission, vision
and values. Her exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and
commitment to community will undoubtedly help guide our
organization toward continued success.”
In January 2022, Vares-Lum took office as president of the
East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, as the first woman and
Native Hawaiian to lead the center. In her role, she advances the
center’s mission to promote understanding and relationships among
people and nations of the United States, Asia, and Pacific through
cooperative study, research, and dialogue.
A retired Major General, Vares-Lum served for 34 years. As the
first Native Hawaiian woman to become an Army general, she held key
roles addressing priority national security challenges in the
region. She brings decades of executive leadership and planning
experience, culminating in over five years at US Indo-Pacific
Command, where she advised the most senior officials and cultivated
key relationships with nations throughout the region.
Prior to the East-West Center, she founded Vares-Lum
Indo-Pacific Consulting, LLC, through which she provided consulting
services on regional issues, such as education, through
collaborative efforts and initiatives across the Indo-Pacific.
Vares-Lum has strong ties to the community and gives back by
serving on a variety of boards, including the American Red
Cross-Pacific Islands Region, Pacific and Asian Affairs Council,
and the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research.
She is a current member of the U.S.-Japan Council and has also
served on committees that promote Hawaiʻi’s economic
diversification, workforce development, and community dialogues on
issues regarding land and water.
In 2019, she became a National Security Fellow of the Maxwell
School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.
She is an alumna of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for
Security Studies. Vares-Lum is also the recipient of the 2023 Girl
Scouts of Hawai‘i Women of Distinction Award and a 2017 Ellis
Island Medal of Honor Awardee.
Vares-Lum earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master
of education in teaching from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
As a graduate of the U.S. Army War College, she also earned a
master of strategic studies degree.
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