Name: Ron K. Tsukamaki
Age: 47
Position: Manager, Honolulu branch, Johnson & Higgins
First job: Father's grocery store, Ontario, Ore.
Hobby: Golf, hiking

"Due to technology, the way insurance is transacted will change significantly," Tsukamaki said. "The insurance agent of today will be a financial consultant of tomorrow."

He succeeds Willis E. Urick III, who moved to the firm's Seattle office.

Tsukamaki started with Johnson & Higgins in 1975 as a property loss control consultant based in Los Angeles. He came to Honolulu in 1982, and became a senior vice president last year.

He earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering at Oregon State University.

Tsukamaki is a past president of Honolulu's Rotary Club and a director of Drug Free Hawaii and 40 Plus of Hawaii.