Bank of Hawaii Announces New Senior Vice Presidents Syin Chao, Rina de Guzman and Romella Javillo

Bank of Hawaii Announces New Senior Vice Presidents Syin Chao, Rina de Guzman and Romella Javillo

HONOLULU

November 14th, 2024

Director of Credit Review Syin Chao has been promoted to senior vice president from vice president at Bank of Hawai'i. He continues to oversee the bank's credit review function.

Chao joined Bank of Hawai'i in 1992 as a credit analyst and has served in various positions over the course of his 32-year career with the bank, including corporate banking officer in Corporate Banking and Communications/Media departments, and senior examiner in Credit Review. He was promoted to vice president and special assets officer in 2001 and transitioned to senior consultant of credit risk review in Audit Services in 2007. Chao's leadership, dedication and ability to provide valued feedback while maintaining a culture of partnership in order to drive continuous improvement has directly contributed to Bank of Hawai'i's strong credit culture and continued satisfactory regulatory examinations.

Chao received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.

Rina de Guzman recently joined Bank of Hawai'i as senior vice president and technology risk & governance director. She is responsible for overseeing second line risk management activities covering the bank's technology footprint which includes technology infrastructure and systems, information security, and IT processes that support the organization. De Guzman partners with the IT organization to further strengthen the bank's IT risk and control frameworks.

With more than 20 years of extensive banking, consulting, and risk management experience in Information Technology, Information Security, and Operations, de Guzman started her career with Ernst & Young's technology risk practice and has since served in various roles at banks including Pacific Western Bank, TD Bank Group, Bank of Montreal, and most recently as first vice president and internal audit senior manager for Cathay Bank in California.

De Guzman earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Information Technology from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia and her Master of Communication Management from the University of Southern California. She is also certified in Adult Education and Instruction from George Brown College in Toronto, Canada. In addition, she is ISACA Certified in the following: Governance of Enterprise IT, Risk and Information Systems Control, and Information Systems Audit.

Romella (RJ) Javillo recently joined Bank of Hawai'i as senior vice president and director of enterprise risk management. She is responsible for overseeing and implementing the bank's Enterprise Risk Management program, including driving forward the bank's risk appetite; key risk indicators; risk reporting; issue management; governance, risk and compliance; and other risk-related activities.

Javillo has more than 15 years of experience in the financial services industry, serving most recently as director of enterprise risk management at Central Pacific Bank. Prior to that, she worked as director of internal audit at Hawaii National Bank, held audit and risk management roles at other companies, and practiced in public accounting.

Javillo earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa and her Master of Business Administration from Chaminade University. Javillo is a Certified Enterprise Risk Professional, Certified Public Accountant (inactive), Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Financial Services Auditor, Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist, and Certified Information Systems Auditor.

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