Walter A. Dods, Jr.

Walter A. Dods Jr. is an American business executive, banker and philanthropist. He is past Chairman of Hawaiian Telcom and Alexander & Baldwin as well as past President of the American Bankers Association. He serves as the Chairman of Matson, Inc.

Biography Early life Walter A. Dods Jr. was educated at the St. Louis High School in Honolulu. He graduated from the University of Hawaiʻi, where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration.

Career Before attending college, Dods Jr. worked as a "dead files clerk" for First Insurance Company. Early on, he joined the Jaycees.

He served as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of BancWest, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas. He then served as Chairman of the First Hawaiian Bank, a subsidiary of BancWest

He is past president of the American Bankers Association. Additionally, he sits on the board of governors of the Chaminade University of Honolulu, and on the board of advisors for Catholic Charities Hawaii and the University of Hawaii School of Social Work.

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