Peter Ho, who retired this year as chairman and chief executive officer of Bank of Hawaii, has been appointed to the boards of directors of Hawaiian Electric and its parent company, Hawaiian Electric Industries, the utility announced Friday.
On the HEI board, Ho will serve on the Audit and Risk Committee.
Ho, a Honolulu resident, is founder and managing partner of Ilikai Advisors LLC, a Hawaiʻi-based investment and management advisory firm. He served as Bank of Hawaii’s chairman and CEO from 2010 until his retirement earlier this year and had served on its board since 2005, according to the news release. He began his banking career in 1987 with Manufacturers Hanover in New York City…