Executive Profile
Friday, April 26, 1996
Name: David J.W. Chang
Age: 39
Position: Senior vice president, Central Pacific Bank
First job: Driving forklift for Del Monte
Favorite pastimes: Biking, the Internet
"We have a strong niche in the community (with small to mid-level businesses and senior citizens)," Chang said. "We want to see how to use technology to retain that niche and increase our market base."
He replaces Gary Hakoda, who left the company. Chang came from Bank of Hawaii where he worked 13 years and was a vice president for systems programming. Part of that job was to provide assistance in analysis and decision making by the bank staff. He also worked five years for Adtech Co.
Chang earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at the University of Hawaii.