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Mr. Paul Yonamine was born in Tokyo in 1957 and is a third generation Japanese-American. His father was the baseball Hall of Famer Kaname “Wally” Yonamine. Paul has been appointed as Country General Manager and President for IBM Japan, Ltd. He joined IBM Japan in 2010 after working for Hitachi Consulting Co., Ltd., as President and CEO. Mr. Yonamine has also successfully served the Mayor of Honolulu as a Senior Advisor. He graduated from San Francisco University with a Degree in Accounting in 1979 (TakenakaPartners).

Chairman and CEO of Central Pacific Bank in Hawaii and a certified public accountant (CPA). He attended international schools in Japan until the age of 17 and then moved to the U.S. for college. He graduated from the University of San Francisco with a degree in accounting. After working for a CPA firm, he served as the president of Hitachi Consulting, IBM Japan, and other notable organizations. He currently serves as an independent board of director member for three Japanese companies, including the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (JapanNews).