GRACE PACIFIC CHIEF STEPPING DOWN
Honolulu Advertiser, June 24, 2008
Grace Pacific Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Robert Wilkinson (far left, above) will retire Sept. 30 after seven years with the company.
Replacing him as CEO will be David Hulihee, chairman of Grace Pacific's board of directors and president of Royal Contracting, the company said in a news release.
"My tenure with Grace has been the highlight of my 45-year career, made possible by the finest support given any president and CEO by the company's dedicated employees, active management team and visionary board of directors," said Wilkinson, who has been with the company since 2001.
The board of directors named Hulihee CEO, effective immediately. Wilkinson will continue to serve as the company's president until his official retirement in September.
One of Hawai'i's largest locally owned construction companies and its largest asphalt paving contractor, Kapolei-based Grace Pacific has roughly 550 employees and an 88-year history of serving Hawai'i.