First Insurance Company of Hawaii (FICOH) has promoted Kei Kobayashi to vice president and COO of its subsidiary, First Risk Management Services (FiRMS).
Kobayashi joined FICOH in 2015 and has guided several of the company’s strategic and tactical planning efforts, including the multi-year project modernising the company’s systems and processes.
Before joining FICOH, Kobayashi spent 14 years working for Tokio Marine, FICOH’s parent company, including as a manager in its international business development department.
Earlier this month, FICOH hired Lance Kawano as vice president of FICOH and president of FiRMS.
Jeffrey Shonka, FICOH president and CEO, said Kobayashi was an “indispensable member of [the] leadership team”.
He added: “Kei Kobayashi has helped us navigate several important decisions and continues to prove himself as an astute business person, a big-picture thinker, and a skilled marketing professional.”
