Goodale to lead Clark Realty
Goodale to lead Clark Realty
Clark Realty Corp., one of Hawaii’s top 10 residential real estate brokerages, named industry veteran and Clark Realty’s longtime senior vice president Frank Goodale as the company’s new president.
Beth A. Richardson, currently Clark Realty’s director of marketing and luxury programs, will replace Goodale as SVP.
“Clark Realty has enjoyed a 20-year history as the residential real estate market share leader on the Big Island,” said Putman D. Clark, founder and CEO of the company. “Frank Goodale has played a significant role in our past success. Frank and Beth are exceptionally qualified to lead Clark Realty into our third decade of serving the Big Island’s homebuyers and sellers.”
Goodale, recently named Hawaii Association of Realtors 2015 Realtor of the Year, has a long history of service to local and state Realtor trade associations and the real estate community, including serving in 2014 as president of the Hawaii State Chapter of Certified Real Estate Brokerage Managers.
Richardson, who was principal broker and CEO of Windermere/C & H Properties for eight years, also is active in industry leadership, most recently being reappointed as a director for Hawaii Island Realtors, one of the Big Island’s Realtor boards.
To support the senior management reorganization, Cynthia Saylor, who has served in various capacities on the management team since 2010, will step into the role of marketing director, while Cindy Barnett, currently Clark Realty’s relocation coordinator, was named to a director-level role in the relocation department.
Kohala Center receives grant
Agriculture Under Secretary Lisa Mensah recently awarded 30 grants nationwide, totaling $5.8 million to help rural cooperatives create jobs and support business expansion.
The Kohala Center based in Waimea will receive a $200,000 grant to provide technical assistance to the Rural and Cooperative Business Development Services Center with an anticipated creation of 10 jobs.
“Cooperatives are an essential part of our rural economies. October, as National Cooperative Month, allows us to reflect on these necessary groups,” said Chris Kanazawa, USDA Rural Development state director for Hawaii and the Western Pacific. “Not only do cooperatives help those directly participating, they enrich local communities through their varied products such as food, utilities and services.”
IEG FCU members approve merger
At a special meeting of its members Oct. 19, Independent Employers Group Federal Credit Union members voted to merge its credit union into HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union.
The merger is scheduled to occur Dec. 1. The existing IEG FCU branch at 375 Kekuanaoa St. in Hilo will remain open as part of the merger.
As of June 30, IEG FCU had approximately $20 million in assets and 2,700 members. The credit union’s assets and members will be transferred on the merger date into HawaiiUSA FCU, a $1.4 billion credit union which serves 123,000 members with branches on Oahu and Maui.
IEG FCU members will receive more information about the merger leading up to the official merger date.
FHB expands tech services
Fiserv Inc., a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced that First Hawaiian Bank, the oldest and largest bank in Hawaii with $18.7 billion in assets, has selected a suite of digital banking, payments and personal financial management capabilities from Fiserv.
The integrated services will enable First Hawaiian Bank to keep pace with customer expectations for leading technology, provide a unified banking experience across channels and enhance digital customer engagement.
“Our customers trust us to deliver the financial services they need, when and where they need them,” said Eric Yeaman, president, First Hawaiian Bank. “Engaging our customers through digital channels is increasingly important, and we chose to significantly expand our existing relationship with Fiserv because we trust that they can help us deliver the smart functionality and superior experience our customers expect.”