Lawrence M. Johnson Chairman and CEO Pacific Century Financial Corporation and Bank of Hawaii

Lawrence M. Johnson took office as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Century Financial Corporation (formerly known as Bancorp Hawaii Inc.) and its principal subsidiary, Bank of Hawaii, on August 1, 1994. Pacific Century Financial Corporation is one of the 50 largest bank-holding companies in the United States. Prior to his election to this position, he had held the office of President of both entities since 1989; Vice Chairman of Bank of Hawaii since 1984; and executive vice president of Pacific Century Financial Corporation since 1980. He is also an officer and director of many of the company's subsidiaries.

Johnson joined Bank of Hawaii as a summer trainee in 1958 and was accepted into the management trainee program in 1963. His career in the organization has spanned many areas with emphasis in consumer banking, marketing and sales.

Active in the community, Johnson serves on the boards of the East-West Center, Hawaii Pacific University, Hawaii Preparatory Academy, Hawaii Community Reinvestment Corporation, The Japan-America Society of Hawaii, Marimed Foundation, and The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii. He is also a member of the Japan-Hawaii Economic Council, the Pacific American Foundation Advisory Council, and the U.S.-Japan Business Council.

A former chairman of the Hawaii Business Roundtable, Johnson in addition was chairman of Aloha United Way's 1992 Campaign, chairman of the board of the Hawaii Visitors Bureau and the Hawaii Heart Association; and president of the Waikiki Improvement Association. He has served on the board of directors of the Aloha Council -Boy Scouts, Aloha United Way, Better Business Bureau, Bishop Museum, Blood Bank of Hawaii, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, The Contemporary Museum, Hawaii Community Foundation, Hawaii Convention Park Council, Hawaii Visitors Bureau, Institute for Human Services, Lanakila Rehabilitation Center and Straub Foundation and on the Advisory Board of Kamehameha Schools. As appointed by President Clinton in April, 1996, he served on the Commission on United States-Pacific Trade and Investment Policy.

He has received a number of awards honoring his leadership, professional accomplishments and community service, including the University of Hawaii "Distinguished Alumni" in 1993, the 1994 "Fellow of the Pacific Award" presented by Hawaii Pacific University, and the University of Hawaii School of Business "Distinguished Alumni Award" in 1997. He was named as an inductee to the Pacific Coast Banking School Hall of Fame in 1998.

A Honolulu native, Johnson attended Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, and received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Hawaii. He also graduated from the Pacific Coast Banking School and the University of Hawaii Advanced Management Program.

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