Central Pacific Financial Corp. announced the appointment of Jason Fujimoto as the newest member of its Board of Directors of both Central Pacific Financial Corp. and Central Pacific Bank, effective January 1, 2023.

Mr. Fujimoto will serve on both the CPF Board of Directors' Audit Committee and the CPB Board of Directors' Audit Committee. Mr. Fujimoto is currently president and CEO of Hawaii Planing Mill Ltd., doing business as HPM Building Supply, a building supply company headquartered on Hawaii Island with operations on all four major islands in the State of Hawaii. He has served in multiple executive roles with HPM Building Supply since 2009.

Mr. Fujimoto obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, concentrating in Corporate Finance and Strategic Management, and obtained a minor degree in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania College of Arts and Sciences. Mr. Fujimoto is actively involved in numerous community and business organizations. Mr. Fujimoto is a director with Hawaii Asia Pacific Association Leaders, a director with Holomua Collective, past chair of Kohala Institute DBA 'Iole Stewardship Center, past chair of Hawaii Public Television Foundation DBA PBS Hawaii, and a member of the following organizations: Hawaii Executive Collaborative, Hawaii Business Roundtable, University of Hawaii Hilo Chancellor'sCommunity Advisory Board, U.S. Army Garrison Pohakuloa Training Area Commander's Advisory Council, Do It Best Eagles Conference, and BIG Group.

Mr. Fujimoto is the recipient of numerous recognitions and was a 2008 Pacific Century Fellow, a 2012 Omidyar Fellow, a 2013 Hawaii Business magazine list of 20 for the Next 20: People to Watch, and recognized in 2015 as Young Retailer of the Year by the North American Hardware and Paint Association.