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Matson CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Matthew J. Cox is the Matson's CEO. Matson has 4,149 employees, of which 43 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Matson executive team is 28% female and 72% male.
  • 53% of the management team is White.
  • 17% of Matson management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 9% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Matthew J. Cox

CEO

Matthew J. Cox is president and CEO of Matson, Inc. He became CEO in June 2012, and has been president since 2008. Cox is responsible for overseeing the entire Matson organization, which includes Matson Navigation Company, Inc. (ocean transportation), Matson Logistics, Inc. (logistics) and Matson Terminals, Inc. (terminal operations in Hawaii). He also serves on the board of directors of Matson, Inc. In addition to his Matson responsibilities, Cox is on the board of SSAT, a stevedoring joint venture in which Matson owns 35 percent. Cox joined Matson in June 2001 as senior vice president and chief financial officer. In 2005, he became executive vice president and chief operating officer. He had a key role in the start up of Matson’s China – Long Beach Express in 2006. Prior to Matson, Cox had 15 years of experience in the transportation industry, 12 of which were spent at American President Lines, Ltd. (APL). From 1999 to 2001, he held executive posts at Distribution Dynamics, Inc., a provider of outsourced logistics, inventory management and integrated information systems based in Danville, California; he was the company's executive vice president and chief operating officer at the time he joined Matson. From 1987 to 1999, Cox held positions of increasing responsibility at APL, covering both financial and operational aspects of the company, including vice president, refrigerated container market; managing director, Middle East, Africa, Indian Subcontinent Region Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and director, financial support services. Cox serves on the board of the Standard Club and the Children’s Hospital of Oakland. Cox has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from the University of California, Berkeley and is a certified public accountant; he is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program

William Matson

Founder

Ronald J. Forest

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Richard S. Kinney

Senior Vice President

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Vicente S. Angoco

Senior Vice President

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Grazyna M. Cerocke

Senior Vice President

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Joel M. Wine

EVP & CFO

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Joel Wine is a Senior VP/CFO at MATSON, INC.. He has worked as Senior VP/CFO/Treasurer at ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC. and MD/Sr Invest Banking Advisor at Goldman Sachs. Joel attended University of Chicago and University of Notre Dame.

John P. Lauer

Senior VP/Chief Commercial OFC

John Lauer is a Senior VP/Chief Commercial OFC at MATSON, INC.. He has worked as VP:Transpacific Services at Matson Navigation Co Inc and Senior VP:Ocean Services at MATSON, INC.. John works or has worked at Apl Ltd. He attended University of Notre Dame.

Peter T. Heilmann

Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel

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Constance H. Lau

Board Member

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Matthew J. Cox

CEO

Matthew J. Cox is president and CEO of Matson, Inc. He became CEO in June 2012, and has been president since 2008. Cox is responsible for overseeing the entire Matson organization, which includes Matson Navigation Company, Inc. (ocean transportation), Matson Logistics, Inc. (logistics) and Matson Terminals, Inc. (terminal operations in Hawaii). He also serves on the board of directors of Matson, Inc. In addition to his Matson responsibilities, Cox is on the board of SSAT, a stevedoring joint venture in which Matson owns 35 percent. Cox joined Matson in June 2001 as senior vice president and chief financial officer. In 2005, he became executive vice president and chief operating officer. He had a key role in the start up of Matson’s China – Long Beach Express in 2006. Prior to Matson, Cox had 15 years of experience in the transportation industry, 12 of which were spent at American President Lines, Ltd. (APL). From 1999 to 2001, he held executive posts at Distribution Dynamics, Inc., a provider of outsourced logistics, inventory management and integrated information systems based in Danville, California; he was the company's executive vice president and chief operating officer at the time he joined Matson. From 1987 to 1999, Cox held positions of increasing responsibility at APL, covering both financial and operational aspects of the company, including vice president, refrigerated container market; managing director, Middle East, Africa, Indian Subcontinent Region Dubai, United Arab Emirates; and director, financial support services. Cox serves on the board of the Standard Club and the Children’s Hospital of Oakland. Cox has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from the University of California, Berkeley and is a certified public accountant; he is also a graduate of the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program

Constance H. Lau

Board Member

Stanley M. Kuriyama

Board Member

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Jenai Sullivan Wall

Board Member

Mark H. Fukunaga

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Meredith J. Ching

Board Member

Thomas B. Fargo

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Matson leadership demographics

Matson gender distribution in management team

  • The Matson executive team is 28% female and 72% male.
  • Matson is 36% female and 64% male company-wide.
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Male
72%
Company-wide: 64%
Female
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28%
Company-wide: 36%

Matson executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Matson executive officers is White.
  • 53% of the management team is White.
  • 18% of Matson's management is Asian.
  • 17% of the management team is Hispanic or Latino.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 57% of employees are White.
  • 15% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of employees are Asian.
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