Admiral Thomas B. Fargo

Admiral Fargo served as Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, from May 2002 to March 2005. He transitioned to the private sector as President of Trex Enterprises, a privately held High Technology Company, from 2005-2008. In April 2008, he became a Managing Director of J.F. Lehman and Co with principal responsibilities as President and CEO of HSF Holdings/Hawai‘i Superferry. He was the John M. Shalikasvili Chair in National Security Studies at the National Bureau of Asian Research from 2010 to March 2016. He has been Chairman of the Board of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HE) since May 2020 and a Director since March 2005, and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE:GBX) since September 2022 and a Director since July 2015. He was also Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (military shipbuilder) (NYSE:HII) from March 2011 to April 2020. Through his various executive and leadership roles, Admiral Fargo brings to the Board experience in maritime and military operations and in managing complex business organizations. He is knowledgeable about Hawaii and Matson’s operating markets through his involvement in the Hawaii business community and local community organizations. Admiral Fargo also has extensive diplomatic, business and policy experience in Asia. As the senior military commander in East Asia and the Pacific, he was responsible for U.S. security arrangements and engagement with the respective governments of the region. He also has public company board experience via his service on a number of publicly traded companies, including Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc., where he is Chairman of the Board, and The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.