People on the move for Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 Island Air appoints new executive management HONOLULU — Island Air recently announced the appointment of Les Murashige as president and Lesley Kaneshiro as chief financial officer. “We are pleased to welcome
People on the move for Monday, Oct. 8, 2012
Island Air appoints new executive management
HONOLULU — Island Air recently announced the appointment of Les Murashige as president and Lesley Kaneshiro as chief financial officer.
“We are pleased to welcome Les Murashige back to the Island Air family,” Island Air owner Charles Willis said. “Les brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to guide the transition we have been planning and are now implementing.”
Murashige previously served as an executive with Island Air and Aloha Airlines.
“I’m delighted to return to Island Air to execute the new business plan and transition,” Murashige said. “It’s like coming home.”
Kaneshiro said, “The Island Air family welcomes Les Murashige back to our team during this exciting time, as we transition to the ATR fleet.”
As for Lesley Kaneshiro, Willis said he “has been instrumental to the success of Island Air. As chief financial officer, Lesley will focus on the financial management of our new business plan.”
Island Air recently launched a new brand including a new logo mark and refreshed aircraft design. Last week, Island Air received its first ATR 72 JetProp and looks forward to the arrival of several more JetProp aircraft through 2013.
New GM at Kaua‘i Beach Resort
LIHU‘E — Aqua Hotels & Resorts has named David Sosner general manager at the Kaua‘i Beach Resort.
Sosner has taken over for Mathew Pickett, who is now general manager at the Aqua Lotus Honolulu.
“David brings over 30 years of upscale hotel and food-and-beverage experience to Aqua,” Aqua President and CEO Ben Rafter said in a statement. “It’s an exciting time for us as we begin to implement ideas to renovate the restaurant areas of the resort, and David’s expertise will be vital when projects move forward.”
New to Aqua, Sosner was born and raised in Hawai‘i and studied international business at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. He recently spent five years as a general manager at Ritz-Carlton properties in Egypt, Singapore, and South Korea.
A five-minute drive north of the Lihu‘e Airport, the Kaua‘i Beach Resort sits on 25 oceanfront acres and features 350 guestrooms.
