Central Pacific Appoints New Chief Banking Officer

Executive Vice President & Chief Banking Officer Lance Mizumoto. (PRNewsFoto/Central Pacific Financial Corp.)

By Sonia Isotov

Central Pacific Financial Corp., parent company of Central Pacific Bank, recently announced the appointment of Lance Mizumoto to the newly established executive position of executive vice president and chief banking officer, to be effective April 2, 2012.

Mizumoto has been with the company since 2005, currently as executive vice president of the Commercial Markets Group. He has 30 years of experience in banking, primarily in corporate banking, commercial lending, and trade finance in the Hawaii market, including in senior and executive management positions at other financial institutions as well as CPB.

In his new role, Mizumoto will oversee the organization-wide strategic direction and management of the sales and customer service functions in commercial banking, commercial real estate lending, wealth management, trust and investments, retail banking and residential mortgages.

Central Pacific Bank, it the primary subsidiary of Central Pacific Financial Corp., with approximately $4.1 billion in assets and operates 34 branches, 120 ATMs, and a residential mortgage subsidiary in the state of Hawaii.