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Constance H. Lau

Retired President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.

Ms. Lau was President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (“HEI”), Honolulu, Hawaii (NYSE:HE) from May 2006 to December 2021. She was also Chairman of the Board and Director of American Savings Bank, F.S.B., a subsidiary of HEI, from May 2006 to December 2021, and a Director of Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., a subsidiary of HEI, from May 2006 to May 2019. As the former President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of HEI, a large, publicly-traded Hawaii corporation, and as the former Chair of the Board of HEI’s banking subsidiary, Ms. Lau brings to the Board experience with capital intensive infrastructure and regulated industries as well as in managing complex business organizations. She also serves as Chair, National Infrastructure Advisory Council, which advises the President of the United States on the security of critical infrastructure sectors, including transportation, and their information systems. In addition, Ms. Lau has extensive experience in the banking industry and has been designated by the Board of Directors as an Audit Committee Financial Expert. She also is knowledgeable about Hawaii and Matson’s operating markets through her involvement in the Hawaii business community and local community organizations.