HONOLULU,
May 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Shannon Okinaka has been appointed to the position of
executive vice president and chief financial officer of Hawaiian
Holdings and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hawaiian Airlines. The
Board of Directors of Hawaiian Holdings voted unanimously to
elevate Okinaka at the company's May
21 meeting. She has been serving as senior vice president
and interim chief financial officer since January 2015, filling a vacancy left by the
departure of CFO Scott
Topping.
"This promotion recognizes Shannon's strong and insightful
leadership of the Finance Department here at Hawaiian Airlines,"
said Mark Dunkerley, president and
chief executive officer. "Her knowledge of our Islands, as a
kama'aina from Hawai'i Island, has been an additional asset to our
executive team."
Okinaka has served as vice president - controller of
Hawaiian Airlines since 2011. She joined the company as a senior
director in charge of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and special
projects. Prior to joining Hawaiian Airlines, Okinaka worked for
Hawaiian Electric Co. and Coopers &
Lybrand/PricewaterhouseCoopers.
A native of Hilo, Okinaka
holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of
Hawai'i at Manoa.
About Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian®
has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the
past 11 years (2004-2014) as reported by the U.S. Department of
Transportation. Consumer surveys by Conde Nast Traveler,
Travel + Leisure and Zagat have all ranked Hawaiian
the highest of all domestic airlines serving Hawai'i.
Now in its 86th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is
Hawai'i's biggest and longest-serving airline, as well as the
largest provider of passenger air service from its primary visitor
markets on the U.S. Mainland. Hawaiian offers non-stop service to
Hawai'i from more U.S. gateway cities (11) than any other airline,
along with service from Japan,
South Korea, China, Australia, New
Zealand, American Samoa and
Tahiti. Hawaiian also provides approximately 160 jet flights daily
between the Hawaiian Islands, with a total of more than 200 daily
flights system-wide.
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. is a subsidiary of Hawaiian
Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HA). Additional information is available at
HawaiianAirlines.com. Follow updates on Twitter about Hawaiian
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