Posted on: Monday, December 13, 2004
Trade Winds
Advertiser Staff
• Property developer and manager MW Group Ltd. has named Brian Wong to two positions: general manager of the downtown Pioneer Plaza, and asset manager for the company's O'ahu properties. In the position relating to Pioneer Plaza, he will oversee all aspects of the downtown high-rise's operations, contract and lease negotiations, management of revenue sources, and budgeting and forecasting. In the latter position, company projects on O'ahu he will oversee will include Pioneer Plaza, Nimitz Center, 'Aiea Town Square and properties on Koapaka, Ka'ihikapu and McCully streets in Honolulu. He is former development and site acquisition manager for McDonald's Corp., responsible for real estate development, and asset manager for Hawai'i, Guam and Saipan.
Also promoted was Samuel Chung, formerly vice president and general manager of Pioneer Plaza. As new vice president of acquisitions, he is responsible for MW Group's entire acquisition/refinance process.
• Miles M. Kubo has joined Energy Industries LLC as executive vice president and chief operating officer. The Hawai'i-based energy services company specializes in energy management, energy-efficient technology and conservation programs for commercial customers. It operates in Hawai'i as ECH Lighting & Electrical, Pacific Energy Services and eControls. Kubo is past executive vice president and chief operating officer of Hawaii Dental Service, and past executive vice president and chief financial officer of Alaka'i Mechanical Corp.
• Mike McCartney, chief executive officer and president of PBS Hawai'i, has been named to the board of trustees of his alma mater, Pacific University, a 2,500-student private university in Forest Grove, Ore.
He is a former state senator, a past director of the state Department of Human Resources Development, and co-founder of the popular karaoke TV show "Hawaii Stars."
• Gregg Matsuura, a financial consultant in the Honolulu office of Smith Barney Citigroup, has been promoted to second vice president of investments. He is a 16-year veteran of the finance and real-estate industry. Smith Barney is a provider of comprehensive financial planning and advisory services to high net-worth investors, institutions, corporations and private businesses, government entities and foundations.
• Christine Kim has joined Peter Vincent & Associates LLC as a graphic designer. Kim is an eight-year veteran of design in Hawai'i and her native Taiwan.
• Dennis Stoltenberg has been named vice president/human resources for Maui Land & Pineapple Co. Inc., a position left vacant with the retirement of J. Susan Corley. Stoltenberg has held other jobs in personnel, organizational development and human resources. He was most recently vice president of human resources at GE Access, distributor of computer products and services, based in Denver. Maui Land owns about 29,000 acres of Maui land and is involved in pineapple cultivation; operation of the Kapalua Resort; and the creation and management of holistic communities.
• Judy Bishop, general manager of Honolulu-based CTA Staffing, has been named 2005 president of the Hawaii Staffing Association, affiliate of the American Staffing Association.
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