Our People

Constance H. Lau
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Constance H. Lau is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Savings Bank.

Connie joined American Savings Bank’s sister company, Hawaiian Electric Company in 1984, and has been a valued executive with the Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI) companies since then. In late 1999 Connie became Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of American Savings Bank and President and CEO in June 2001. In May 2006, she also became President and CEO of the bank’s parent company, HEI, and Chairman of the bank’s board of directors. She began her career as a corporate attorney in San Francisco and has been involved in finance, law, real estate development, investments and international business.

Connie believes in actively supporting the community and is involved in various capacities with a number of educational and non-profit organizations such as Punahou School, Hawaii Business Roundtable, Hawaii Bankers Association, the Consuelo Zobel Alger Foundation and the Maunalani Foundation. She is also a board member of Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

Connie was recognized as “Business Leader of the Year” at the 2004 Pacific Business News Leadership Hawaii event. She was also recognized nationally by U.S. Banker magazine as one of the top 25 most powerful women in banking in the nation. Connie was ranked #11 as well as honored as number one “Fast-tracker” in her efforts to transform American Savings Bank into a fast-growing player in the Hawaii banking market.

Connie earned her Bachelor of Science Degree at Yale University, her Juris Doctor Law Degree from the University of California’s Hastings College of Law and her Master’s in Business Administration from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.