Bank of Hawai‘i Promotes James C. Polk to President; Appoints Matthew K.M. Emerson Chief Retail Banking Officer
19 Juli 2024 - 8:36PM
Business Wire
Today, Bank of Hawai‘i Chairman and CEO Peter S. Ho
announced that Vice Chair and Chief Banking Officer James C.
Polk has been promoted to President of Bank of Hawai‘i
Corporation and its primary operating subsidiary Bank of Hawai‘i
(together, the “Company”), and Vice Chair Matthew K.M.
Emerson has been appointed Chief Retail Banking Officer.
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Bank of Hawai‘i Vice Chair and Chief
Retail Banking Officer Matthew K.M. Emerson (Photo: Business
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As president of the Company, Polk will continue to oversee
Commercial Banking, Merchant Services, Cash Management, and Wealth
Management. In addition, as part of Polk’s expanded role he will
also oversee Retail Banking, putting him in charge of all the
bank’s revenue-generating businesses. Polk will continue to report
directly to Ho.
“Throughout his 25-year career with Bank of Hawai‘i, Jim has
demonstrated a deep understanding of our business and an impressive
commitment to serving our customers and community. I appreciate
Jim’s exceptional leadership, vision and expertise, which will
certainly guide our company toward continued growth and success,”
said Peter S. Ho, who will continue to serve as chairman and CEO of
the Company.
Polk, who has over 35 years of experience in the financial
services industry, joined Bank of Hawai‘i in 1999. A decade later,
he joined the bank’s Executive Committee (fka Managing Committee)
and has taken on a variety of leadership roles over the years,
including overseeing Commercial Banking, Consumer Banking, Retail
Lending & Deposit Products, and the bank’s West Pacific Region.
In 2016, Polk was promoted to vice chair, and in 2021 to chief
banking officer.
Polk currently serves as a board member for Hawaii Medical
Service Association (HMSA) and After-School All-Stars Hawaii. He is
also the executive sponsor of one of the bank’s employee resource
groups, Nā ‘Ōiwi Aloha, which strives to create opportunities for
Native Hawaiians and allies to engage in dialogue and culture.
Polk earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from the
University of Michigan and is a graduate of Harvard Business
School’s Advanced Management Program, as well as a graduate of the
Pacific Coast Banking School at the University of Washington.
As Bank of Hawai‘i’s newly appointed chief retail banking
officer, Vice Chair Matthew K.M. Emerson will be responsible
for the bank’s Consumer Banking products, Branch Banking and
Contact Center, and will report to James Polk.
Emerson joined Bank of Hawai‘i in 2010 as vice president and
internet banking manager in the Online and Mobile Banking
Department. Since then, he has held various leadership roles across
the bank, including in eCommerce and Digital Channels, Product
Management, Investment Services, Retail Lending, Consumer Deposits
and Digital Banking. He has been a member of the bank’s Executive
Committee since 2018 and was promoted to vice chair in 2022. Most
recently, Emerson served as chief strategy officer.
“Matt has consistently provided solid leadership, expertise and
guidance in each of his positions, and has a proven track record
for growing the businesses under his purview,” said Peter S. Ho,
chairman and CEO of Bank of Hawai‘i. “Bringing together our retail
businesses under Matt demonstrates the bank’s commitment to putting
the consumer at the heart of everything we do.”
A graduate of ‘Iolani School, Emerson earned his bachelor’s
degree in economics and mathematical methods in the social sciences
from Northwestern University and his Master in Business
Administration degree in finance and marketing from the Kellogg
School of Management. He serves as a board member for Kapiolani
Health Foundation, is a trustee of The Nature Conservancy of
Hawai‘i, and a member of the ‘Iolani School Board of Governors.
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