“For nearly 12 years, Marc has anchored and guided HTA in various leadership capacities, supporting our agency through organizational transitions, prudently managing our financial affairs, and enhancing our processes and systems.”
John De Fries, HTA’s president and CEO, added, “We extend our deepest gratitude and aloha to Marc for all his contributions and wish him and his ‘ohana the best in his new chapter ahead.”
The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority (HTA) introduced in the present day that Vice President of Finance Marc Togashi shall be departing the group on February 28 to imagine a management place on the State Department of Human Resources Development.
During his tenure, Togashi has served as HTA’s interim president and CEO, in addition to performing chief administrative officer, along with assuming his common duties main the finance group. He joined HTA as fiscal supervisor in May 2011. Prior to that, Togashi labored at KPMG LLP for practically eight years throughout which he oversaw all features of audit engagements together with inside management course of and monetary assessments for purchasers spanning authorities, utilities, land growth, training, and development.
“It has been my pleasure and a sincere privilege to serve the HTA and our board of directors, as we have been able to nimbly adapt and shift toward guiding a regenerative tourism future for our community,” mentioned Togashi. “I firmly believe in our mission and the hardworking, dedicated colleagues I’ve worked alongside over the years, and will miss their comradery dearly.”
