Corporate Board Profile
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| 2023-04-06 | Ms. Fowler served as CEO and President of Portland General Electric Company (NYSE: POR) from 2004-2008. She continued to serve on the PGE Board from 2009 - 2012, and previously served as Board Chair from 2001-2004. She is currently a director of Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE: HE), a position she has held since 2011. Ms. Fowler served as the Chair of Umpqua’s Board and its Executive Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee until the merger with Columbia, at which time she was appointed as the Chair of the combined company’s Nominating and Governance Committee. Qualifications: Ms. Fowler has a depth of public company and strategic leadership experience, expertise serving on audit and finance committees, and banking industry experience as a former director of the Portland branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. |
| 2024-03-27 | Ms. Fowler served as CEO and President of Portland General Electric Company (NYSE: POR) from 2004-2008. She continued to serve on the PGE Board from 2009-2012, and previously served as Board Chair from 2001-2004. She is currently a director of Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE: HE), a position she has held since 2011. Ms. Fowler served as the Chair of Umpqua’s Board and its Executive Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee until the Merger, at which time she was appointed as the Chair of the company’s Nominating and Governance Committee. Qualifications: Ms. Fowler has a depth of public company and strategic leadership experience, expertise serving on audit and finance committees, and banking industry experience as a former director of the Portland branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. |
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| 2011-03-21 | Peggy Y. Fowler, age 59, director nominee for 2011 Annual Meeting Ms. Fowler brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to HEI. Her prior positions in managing utility operations and leading a large public company as its chief executive officer impart significant expertise to the Board. Her recent experience serving on the board of a mainland bank holding company will strengthen the Board's capabilities in overseeing the subsidiary bank operations. Business experience and other public company and HEI affiliate directorships since 2006 Director and Audit Committee Member, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., since 2009 Co-Chief Executive Officer, Portland General Electric Company (PGE), 2009 President and Chief Executive Officer, PGE, 2000-2008 Director, PGE, since 1998 Director, Umpqua Holdings Corporation, since 2009, and Chair of Budget and Compensation Committees, since April 2010 Skills and qualifications for HEI Board service 35 years of executive leadership, financial oversight and utility operations experience from serving at PGE in senior officer positions, including Chief Operating Officer, President and Chief Executive Officer. Breadth of proven management, leadership, analytical and technical skills, including crisis management, risk assessment, strategic planning and public relations skills, demonstrated especially by her leadership of PGE after the 2001 bankruptcy of its parent company, Enron Corp., through its independence from Enron in 2006 and by her recognition as Oregon's Most Admired CEO in a 2005 Portland Business Journal survey and as Portland's First Citizen in 2007 by the Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors, an annual award honoring civic achievement and business leadership. Expertise in financial oversight, regulatory compliance and corporate governance matters gained from her experience as President (1997-2000), CEO (2000-2008) and Chair (2001-2004) of PGE, her service as a director for PGE and the Portland Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, a director and member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for The Regence Group (BlueCross BlueShield health insurance provider in Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Washington), and a director and chair of the Budget and Compensation Committees and member of the Loan and Investment Committee for Umpqua Holdings Corporation (publicly traded bank holding company based in Portland, Oregon). |
| 2012-03-22 | Peggy Y. Fowler, age 60, director since 2011 Audit Committee Member ... The Board has four standing committees: Audit, Compensation, Executive and Nominating and Corporate Governance. ... The table below shows committee members during 2011 and the number of meetings each committee held in 2011. |
| 2013-03-26 | Peggy Y. Fowler, age 61, director since 2011 Audit Committee Member... Director Compensation Table shows compensation paid to the HEI nonemployee directors in 2012. Peggy Y. Fowler Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $75,000 Stock Awards $75,000 Total $150,000 |
| 2014-03-25 | Peggy Y. Fowler Age 62 Audit Committee Member Ms. Fowler brings a unique combination of utility and banking knowledge and experience to HEI. Ms. Fowler's prior position as chief executive officer of a NYSE-listed public utility company imparts significant leadership and management expertise to the Board. Additionally, Ms. Fowler's more recent experience of serving on the board of a publicly traded bank holding company strengthens the Board's capabilities in overseeing the subsidiary bank operations. 2013 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE Peggy Y. Fowler Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 75,000 Stock Awards ($) 75,000 Total ($) 150,000 Audit Committee Member |
| 2015-07-10 | Peggy Y. Fowler Director since 2011 Age 63 Audit Committee Member. Ms. Fowler brings a unique combination of utility and banking knowledge and experience to HEI. |
| 2016-03-22 | Peggy Y. Fowler 64 2011 Audit Committee Member 150,000 |
| 2017-03-23 | Peggy Y. Fowler Director since 2011 Age 65 Compensation Committee Member Ms. Fowler brings a combination of utility and banking knowledge and experience to HEI. Ms. Fowler's prior position as chief executive officer of a NYSE-listed public utility company imparts significant leadership and management expertise to the Board. Additionally, Ms. Fowler's more recent experience leading the board of a publicly traded bank holding company strengthens the Board's capabilities in overseeing HEI's bank subsidiary. |
| 2018-03-28 | Peggy Y. Fowler Director since 2011 Age 66 Compensation Committee Member Ms. Fowler brings a combination of utility and banking knowledge and experience to HEI. Ms. Fowler's prior position as chief executive officer of a NYSE-listed public utility company imparts significant leadership and management expertise to the Board. Additionally, Ms. Fowler's more recent experience leading the board of a publicly traded bank holding company strengthens the Board's capabilities in overseeing HEI's bank subsidiary. |
| 2019-03-25 | Peggy Y. Fowler Independent Director Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair Compensation Committee Member Ms. Fowler's position as Chief Executive Officer of Portland General Electric, a NYSE-listed public utility company imparts significant industry, operations, leadership and management expertise to the Board. Ms. Fowler has deep environmental and renewable energy expertise. During Ms. Fowler's tenure as CEO, PGE made the strategic decision to reduce use of oil and coal, and has been ranked #1 on multiple occasions for selling more renewable power to residential customers than any other U.S. utility. Under Ms. Fowler's leadership, wind and solar projects were constructed and integrated into the PGE grid. |
| 2020-03-26 | Peggy Y. Fowler Independent Director Executive Committee Member Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair Compensation Committee Member Ms. Fowler was recognized as Oregon's Most Admired CEO in a 2005 Portland Business Journal survey, and as Portland's First Citizen in 2007 by the Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors. Ms. Fowler has deep environmental and renewable energy expertise. 2019 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE The table below shows the compensation paid to HEI nonemployee directors for 2019. Peggy Y. Fowler 109,726 100,000 209,726 |
| 2021-03-26 | Peggy Y. Fowler Independent Director Executive Committee Member Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair Compensation Committee Member Age: 69 Independent Director Since: 2011 Principal Occupation: Former Chief Executive Officer (2000-2009), Portland General Electric Company (PGE) 2020 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE The table below shows the compensation paid to HEI nonemployee directors for 2020. Name Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($)1 Stock Awards ($)2 Changes in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) All Other Compensation ($) Total ($) Peggy Y. Fowler 109,500 100,000 — — 209,500 |
| 2024-03-29 | Peggy Y. Fowler Independent Director Executive Committee Member Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Member Compensation & Human Capital Management Committee Chair Age: 72 Principal Occupation: Former Chief Executive Officer, Portland General Electric Company 2023 Director Compensation Table: $144,880 fees earned in cash + $120,000 stock awards = $264,880 total. |
| 2025-03-28 | Bachelor of Science, Chemistry and Bachelor of Science, Math, George Fox University; no mention of software or programming skills. |
| Filing Date | Source Excerpt |
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| 2009-04-03 | Peggy Y. Fowler, age 57, director since August 1998. Ms. Fowler served as Chief Executive Officer and President of the company from April 2000 to December 31, 2008 and as Co-Chief Executive Officer from January 1, 2009 to March 1, 2009. She is a member of the Finance Committee. No director compensation listed for 2008 as she was an employee. |
| 2010-04-01 | Peggy Y. Fowler, age 58, director since August 1998. Ms. Fowler is a member of the Finance Committee. 2009 Director Compensation: Total $80,029. |
| 2011-03-31 | Ms. Fowler is a member of the Finance Committee. 2010 Director Compensation: Total $87,998. |
| 2012-04-06 | Ms. Fowler is a member of the Audit Committee. She will not be standing for re-election. 2011 Director Compensation table shows total compensation of $85,780. |
Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-08-30