Richard von Gnechten, a director, has served since 2005 as President & CEO of Ravon Corp., which provides corporate financial advisory services. He also serves as Managing Director of GrowthFinance and CFO or board member for several public and private companies. Mr. von Gnechten joined Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) in 1991 and served as Financial Vice President & CFO from 2000 to 2004, managing/implementing Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC and NYSE compliance. During his tenure, Hawaiian Electric was recognized by a Dow Jones public company survey as a top 5 company for corporate governance and 9th for disclosure transparency. He has an MBA from Dartmouth�s Tuck School of Business, Financial Management Program graduate from Stanford�s Graduate School of Business and a degree in Economics from the University of Denver. |