Jason L. Taylor

Jason L. Taylor was named senior vice president, human resources of Matson Navigation and senior vice president of Matson in February 2022. Taylor leads all Matson’s human resources efforts, including talent acquisition, total rewards, learning and development, HRIS, HR compliance, and office services. In addition to his core HR responsibilities, he serves on the Matson Giving team for the Mainland, is chair of the benefits administrative committee, and is on the corporate compliance committee.

He joined Matson in 2012 as the director of compensation and benefits, tasked with building a total rewards program and function in preparation for the separation from Alexander & Baldwin. He transitioned to HR operations director in 2015 and was a key member of the Horizon Lines acquisition team. In January 2018, Taylor was promoted to vice president, human resources.

Prior to joining Matson, he worked with Ross Stores as head of executive compensation and held senior consultant roles with Watson Wyatt, Compensation Design Group, and Mercer Consulting.

Taylor earned a bachelor’s of arts degree in sociology and business administration from the University of California, Los Angeles.