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Business Leaders On The Move In Hawaii

September 21, 2011
By Chris Fleck

C. Scott Wo has been announced as chairman of the board of directors of the American Red Cross Hawaii State chapter. C. Scott Wo is a third generation Owner/Executive of C. S. Wo & Sons, his family’s home furnishings business founded in Hawaii in 1909. A 1983 graduate of Punahou, Wo received his Bachelor of Science in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, his MBA from Columbia Business and his Ph.D. in finance from UCLA. Wo has been on the Hawaii Red Cross board since 2002 and has served on its Audit, Finance, Philanthropy and Strategic Development committees.

Leslie Kop has been welcomed by First Insurance Company of Hawaii Ltd. as its new vice president and managing attorney. Kop first worked for FICOH from 1992 to 2000 as staff counsel. In her new position, she will serve as chief trial counsel with responsibility for overall management of the company’s five-attorney legal department. She previously was a partner at Fukunaga Matayoshi Hershey Ching & Kop.

Kevin B. Yim has been named director of advertising and promotions by Hawaiian Airlines. Yim will oversee coordinated marketing campaigns in a variety of print, broadcast and online media. He has 17 years of marketing experience in Hawaii. Prior to joining Hawaiian, he was with Bank of Hawaii for 14 years, most recently as vice president of brand, advertising and promotions manager for the past five years. His marketing career began at KIKI-FM in Honolulu, handling sales and promotions for three years.

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