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Walter A. Dods Jr.
Title:CHB
Company:BancWest Corp., First Hawaiian Bank No. 1
Parent Company:BNP Paribas
Year of Birth:1941
Birth Place:Honolulu, HI
Education:St. Louis HS, HI, '59; U of Hawaii, BS, '67
Job History:Worked as office boy at First Insurance while in high school and spent seven years with co. while earning his college degree; three years in public relations with Dillingham Corp.; First Hawaiian Bank, '68-'05, including CHB, CEO '89-'04; Currently CHB, BancWest Corp. and First Hawaiian Bank.
Board Memberships:CHB, BancWest Corp.; CHB, First Hawaiian Bank; Vice Chairman, Bank of the West; Alexander & Baldwin Inc.; Maui Land & Pineapple Co. Inc; Grace Pacific Corp.; First Insurance Co. of Hawaii Ltd.; Pacific Guardian Life Insurance Co. Ltd.; Mid Pac Petroleum LLC; Servco Pacific Inc.; Hawaiian Telcom; International Financial Conference; The Contemporary Museum; Japan-America Institute of Management Science; Chaminade University of Honolulu
Hobbies:Golf
Spouse:Diane Nosse Dods
Number of Children:4 children
Accomplishments:First local executive to serve as president of national trade org., American Bankers Assn. ('96-'97); Began First Hawaiian banking career in '68 and remained with bank until retiring in December 2004 after 15 years as CEO; Past CHB of the Hawaii Visitors Bureau, Aloha United Way, Hawaii Visitors Bureau, Pacific International Center for High Technology Research; He and wife donated $1 million for UH scholarships for public school graduates.