American Savings Bank’s Dani Aiu Honored as a Pacific Business News Women Who Mean Business Industry Leader

HONOLULU, Mar. 10, 2017 – Dani Aiu, executive vice president and director of consumer banking at American Savings Bank (ASB) was named to Pacific Business News’ 19^th Annual Women Who Mean Business Industry Leaders list.

Aiu is joined by a diverse group of female honorees recognized for demonstrating exceptional leadership and business acumen, as well as having a strong commitment to making Hawaii a better place. This year’s honorees in the Industry Leader and Women to Watch categories were chosen from more than 150 nominations.

“Dani’s exceptional talents as a leader are matched by her knowledge of retail banking and an unwavering dedication to serving our community,” said Beth Whitehead, executive vice president and chief administrative officer of ASB. “Our ASB team congratulates her on this special honor, which couldn’t be more well-deserved.”

Aiu started her career in banking as a teller in 1995. Over the years, she quickly progressed through various leadership roles, and today she is responsible for leading ASB's statewide branch network of 500 teammates working in 51 branches on five islands. Her leadership and sales skills have enabled her to coach her teams to seamlessly connect ASB's products, including home loans, business loans, investments and insurance, with customers to help them realize their dreams.

Aiu currently serves on the board of directors for the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, an organization that provides a safe haven where youth can grow, play and learn. From 2009 to 2012, Aiu served as a member of the board of directors of the Key Project on their finance committee, where she helped to scale back expenses and maximize revenue.

About American Savings Bank

ASB has been serving Hawaii’s businesses and communities since 1925 and currently provides a full range of financial products and services including business and consumer banking, home loans, insurance, and investments. ASB is one of Hawaii’s leading financial institutions, with e-banking services and branch locations throughout the state offering evening, weekend and holiday hours. ASB provides Hawaii’s consumers and businesses with more extended weekday and weekend hours than other similarly sized local banks, as well as convenient in-store branches. ASB was the first Hawaii bank to introduce remote-deposit capture with a mobile banking application.

ASB matches its exceptional customer experience with an employee experience that has garnered local and national awards. ASB has been recognized locally as one of the “Best Places to Work” by Hawaii Business Magazine for eight consecutive years and honored nationally as one of the “Best Banks to Work For” by American Banker Magazine. Fortune Magazine has recognized ASB as one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Women and 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity. For more than 90 years, ASB has been helping build strong communities. Through its Seeds of Service program, ASB teammates have contributed more than 29,000 hours of volunteer service, and ASB has donated millions of dollars to Hawaii’s non-profits and community organizations.

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