MATTHEW J. COX

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FIRST HAWAIIAN, INC.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2018-03-30 Matthew J. Cox, a member of the Board and both the Audit and Compensation Committees of First Hawaiian, has served on the First Hawaiian Bank board of directors since 2014. He is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Matson, Inc., a public company and leading carrier for ocean transportation services in the Pacific, where he has been since 2012, having previously served as President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Cox brings to the Board of First Hawaiian extensive experience in supervising and performing company financial functions. Prior to joining Matson, Inc. in 2001, he served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Distribution Dynamics, Inc., a provider of outsourced logistics, inventory management and integrated information services that is now a division of Anixter Industries, a Fortune 500 public company. Mr. Cox also previously held executive and financial positions with American President Lines, Ltd., a global container transportation company. Mr. Cox served on the board of the Standard Club from 2010 to 2017, the board of Gallo Glass Company, a subsidiary of Gallo, Inc. and the advisory boards of Catholic Charities of Hawaii and the University of Hawaii Shidler College of Business, and, from 2008 to 2012, he served on the board of the Pacific Maritime Association. Mr. Cox holds a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance from the University of California, Berkeley.
2019-03-25 Matthew J. Cox, a member of the Board and the chair of the Compensation Committee of First Hawaiian, has served on the First Hawaiian Bank board of directors since 2014 and the Risk Committee from 2014 to March 2016. He has served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Matson, Inc., a public company and leading carrier for ocean transportation services in the Pacific, since 2017, having previously served since 2012 in various roles, including President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Cox brings to the Board of First Hawaiian extensive experience in supervising and performing company financial functions. Prior to joining Matson, Inc. in 2001, he served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Distribution Dynamics, Inc., a provider of outsourced logistics, inventory management and integrated information services that is now a division of Anixter Industries, a Fortune 500 public company. Mr. Cox also previously held executive and financial positions with American President Lines, Ltd., a global container transportation company. Mr. Cox serves on the advisory boards of Catholic Charities of Hawaii and the University of Hawaii Shidler College of Business. He served on the board of the Standard Club from 2010 to 2017, the board of Gallo Glass Company, a subsidiary of Gallo Inc., and the Pacific Maritime Association from 2008 to 2012. Mr. Cox holds a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance from the University of California, Berkeley.
2020-03-13 None
2021-03-12 Matthew J. Cox Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Matson, Inc. Age 59 Independent Director since 2016 Committees Compensation The following table lists the individuals who received compensation in 2020 for their service as directors of First Hawaiian. Matthew J. Cox Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $95,000 Stock Awards $69,988 All Other Compensation $1,515 Total $166,503

Matson, Inc.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2015-03-09 Matthew J. Cox Age: 53 Director Since: 2012 ·Chief Executive Officer of Matson since June 2012; ·President of Matson’s subsidiary, Matson Navigation Company, Inc. (“MatNav”) since October 2008; ·Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of MatNav, from July 2005 to September 2008; ·Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MatNav, from June 2001 to June 2005; ·Variety of positions, including Vice President, Refrigerated Containers, at American President Lines (“APL”) (global container transportation company) from 1987 to 1999; and ·Director of Standard Club Europe Ltd (England), a mutual association of ship owners that insures ship owners, operators and charterers for their liabilities to third parties arising out of ship operations, since February 2012. Director Qualifications As a member of Matson’s senior management team for over 13 years and with 30 years of transportation and logistics experience, Mr. Cox brings to the Board an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of the Company’s operations, and is knowledgeable about Matson’s operating markets through his Matson, APL and other experience and his involvement in the Hawaii business community and local community organizations.
2016-03-14 Matthew J. Cox Age: 54 Director Since: 2012 ·Chief Executive Officer of Matson since June 2012; ·President of Matson’s subsidiary, Matson Navigation Company, Inc. (“MatNav”) since October 2008; ·Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of MatNav from July 2005 to September 2008; ·Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MatNav from June 2001 to June 2005; ·Variety of positions, including Vice President, Refrigerated Containers, at American President Lines (“APL”) (global container transportation company) from 1987 to 1999; and ·Director of Standard Club Europe Ltd (England), a mutual association of ship owners that insures ship owners, operators and charterers for their liabilities to third parties arising out of ship operations, since February 2012. Director Qualifications As a member of Matson’s senior management team for over 14 years and with more than 30 years of transportation and logistics experience, Mr. Cox brings to the Board an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of the Company’s operations, and is knowledgeable about Matson’s operating markets through his Matson, APL and other experience and his involvement in the Hawaii business community and local community organizations. 2015 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION Directors who are employees of Matson or its subsidiaries did not receive compensation for serving as directors.
2017-03-13 Matthew J. Cox Age: 55 Director Since: 2012 ·Chief Executive Officer of Matson since June 2012... Directors who are employees of Matson or its subsidiaries did not receive compensation for serving as directors.
2018-03-12 Matthew J. CoxAge: 56Director Since: 2012 Chairman of the Board since April 2017 and Chief Executive Officer since June 2012; Chairman and CEO of Matson’s subsidiary, Matson Navigation Company, Inc. ("MatNav") since June 2012; Director of First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ:FHB) (bank holding company) since 2016 and its direct wholly owned subsidiary, First Hawaiian Bank, since 2014. 2017 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE Matthew J. Cox 2017 766,442 — 2,412,048 — — 1,044,033 140,087 83,830 4,446,440
2019-03-11 Matthew J. CoxAge: 57Director Since: 2012 Chairman of the Board of Matson since April 2017 and Chief Executive Officer since June 2012; President of Matson from June 2012 to April 2017; Chairman and CEO of Matson’s subsidiary, Matson Navigation Company, Inc. ("MatNav") since June 2012; President of MatNav from October 2008 to April 2017; Variety of positions, including Vice President, Refrigerated Containers, at American President Lines ("APL") (global container transportation company) from 1987 to 1999; Director of First Hawaiian, Inc. (NASDAQ:FHB) (bank holding company) ("First Hawaiian") since 2016. Director Qualifications As a member of Matson’s senior management team for over 17 years and with more than 30 years of transportation and logistics experience, Mr. Cox brings to the Board an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of the Company’s operations, and is knowledgeable about Matson’s operating markets through his Matson, APL and other experience and his involvement in the Hawaii business community and local community organizations.
2020-03-10 Matthew J. Cox, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Matson Age: 58 Chairman of the Board of Matson since April 2017 and Chief Executive Officer since June 2012;
2021-03-09 Matthew J. Cox, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Matson, Inc. Age: 59. Chairman of the Board since April 2017 and Chief Executive Officer since June 2012.
2022-03-14 Matthew J. Cox, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Matson, Inc. Age: 60. Chairman of the Board of Matson since April 2017 and Chief Executive Officer since June 2012.
2023-03-13 Matthew J. Cox, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Matson, Inc. Age: 61. Chairman of the Board of Matson since April 2017 and Chief Executive Officer since June 2012.
2024-03-11 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Matson, Inc.
2025-03-10 Matthew J. Cox, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Matson, Inc. Age: 63. Chairman of the Board of Matson since April 2017 and Chief Executive Officer since June 2012.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-07-01