Name: Arnold Goto
Age: 43
Position: Partner, KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
First job: Gas station attendant, Honolulu
Favorite pastimes: Golf, travel, reading
Arnold Goto is the only person from the Honolulu office of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP to become a partner, one of 224 new partners admitted to the national accounting, tax and consulting firm. It is the largest partner class since the company was founded more than 100 years ago. Local attorney
named KPMG partnerHe works with large multinational clients in the United States on information technology consulting services.
"More and more, my job is helping companies compete in the global environment," Goto said.
Goto joined KPMG in 1995 as director of technology integration practice. He also worked as manager of Hawaii operations for Oracle Corp. and account executive for Hewlett-Packard Co. in California and Hawaii. He is a civil engineer who earned a bachelor's degree in engineering and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Hawaii.
By Jerry Tune, Star-Bulletin