---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-077610"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FHB"
cik: "0000036377"
company_name: "FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC."
filed_at: "2023-07-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T13:32:16.669991+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# First Hawaiian announces retirements of three senior leaders and appointments of successors

## Summary
- Ralph Mesick (Vice Chairman & CRO) retires effective July 1, 2023; succeeded by Lea Nakamura as CRO same date.
- Lance Mizumoto (Vice Chairman & Chief Lending Officer) retires effective Oct 1, 2023; Darlene Blakeney becomes CLO same date.
- Iris Matsumoto (EVP & CHRO) retires effective Dec 1, 2023; Gina Anonuevo becomes CHRO same date.
- Each retiring executive receives severance per Executive Severance Plan: lump sum of highest base salary (2020-2022) plus avg bonus (2021-2022).
- All three successors are internal promotions; Nakamura and Blakeney join Senior Management Committee upon appointment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-077610
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FHB
- cik: 0000036377
- company_name: FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-07-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/36377/000110465923077610/0001104659-23-077610-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/36377/000110465923077610/tm2319880d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-077610
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-077610.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-077610.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ralph M. Mesick departed as Vice Chairman and Chief Risk Officer at FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC..
  - Action: separated
  - Role: Vice Chairman and Chief Risk Officer
  source text: On June 28, 2023, Mr. Ralph M. Mesick, Vice Chairman and Chief Risk Officer of First Hawaiian, Inc. (the “Company”) and First Hawaiian Bank (the “Bank”), and the Company entered into a separation agreement, pursuant to which Mr. Mesick will separate from his positions with the Company and the Bank effective July 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/36377/000110465923077610/0001104659-23-077610-index.htm
- Executive change
  Lance A. Mizumoto departed as Vice Chairman and Chief Lending Officer, Wholesale Banking Group at FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC..
  - Action: separated
  - Role: Vice Chairman and Chief Lending Officer, Wholesale Banking Group
  source text: In addition, on June 28, 2023, Mr. Lance A. Mizumoto, Vice Chairman and Chief Lending Officer, Wholesale Banking Group, of First Hawaiian, Inc. (the “Company”) and First Hawaiian Bank (the “Bank”), and the Company entered into a separation agreement, pursuant to which Mr. Mizumoto will separate from his positions with the Company and the Bank effective October 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/36377/000110465923077610/0001104659-23-077610-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.