(Honolulu, Hawaii, January 31, 2012) – First Hawaiian Bank President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Harrison today announced the appointment of Melvin Mow and Stephen Williams to the bank's Senior Management Committee. 

Melvin W. Y. Mow, executive vice president and chief risk officer is responsible for the oversight of credit, operational, market, compliance and regulatory risk.  Mow began his banking with First Hawaiian in 1972 as a management trainee.  He has held progressive management positions throughout the bank including Kapiolani Banking Center manager and chief credit officer. He is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Pacific Coast Banking School.

Stephen J. Williams, executive vice president and region manager, Oahu Region, oversees sixteen Oahu branches as part of the Retail Banking Group. He joined the bank in 1976 as a management trainee and has previously served as both the Kauai and Maui region manager and more recently as the Kapiolani Banking Center manager.  Williams is a graduate of the University of Idaho and the Pacific Coast Banking School.

First Hawaiian Bank (fhb.com) with assets of $15.8 billion was founded in 1858 and is Hawaii's oldest and largest bank.  It has 58 branches in Hawaii, three on Guam and two on Saipan.