Leadership

  • Christopher J. Benjamin
  • President
  • A&B Land Group
  • President
  • A&B Properties, Inc.

Christopher J. Benjamin is president of the Alexander & Baldwin Land Group, which is comprised of A&B Properties and A&B's Agribusiness operations. He also serves as president of A&B Properties, Inc. Benjamin served as A&B's chief financial officer from February 2004 through September 2011 when he assumed his current role. He joined A&B in 2001 as director, corporate development and planning, and was promoted to vice president in 2003, and was promoted to chief financial officer the following year; in this capacity, he oversaw all financial matters of A&B and its subsidiaries, including accounting, financial reporting and compliance functions, as well as corporate development, treasury and investor relations. In 2005, Benjamin was promoted to senior vice president, and then added the responsibilities of treasurer in 2006.


From March 2009 through March 2011, Benjamin additionally served as general manager of Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company, overseeing the operational and financial turnaround of that business.


Prior to joining A&B, Benjamin held positions with General Motors Corporation, Sony Corporation, Booz-Allen & Hamilton and The Queen's Health Systems.


Benjamin holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Michigan and earned a master's degree in business administration from Harvard University. A Hawaii resident since 1992, Benjamin has served in non-profit leadership capacities at the local and national level. Currently, he serves on the board of directors of the Maui Chamber of Commerce, the Institute for Human Services (homeless resource center) and The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii.

  • Paul W. Hallin
  • Executive Vice President
  • A&B Properties, Inc.

Paul Hallin is responsible for the Company's entitlement and development activities. Prior to joining the Company in 1992, he was a project manager for Lanai Company, a subsidiary of Castle & Cooke, Ltd., and held a similar position with Hemmeter Development. He has a bachelor's degree in business economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.

  • Mike G. Wright
  • Executive Vice President
  • A&B Properties, Inc.

Mike Wright is in charge of the Company's real estate acquisitions and new investments. He joined the Company in 2001, after nine years with GE Capital Hawaii, where he served as senior vice president and manager of GE's commercial real estate finance business. He has a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

  • David I. Haverly
  • Senior Vice President
  • A&B Properties, Inc.

David Haverly is responsible for the asset and property management of the Company's improved and ground leased real estate portfolio in Hawaii and on the Mainland. He has a bachelor's degree in business administration with an emphasis in real estate from the University of Hawaii . He was previously vice president of property management for Coldwell Banker Commercial Pacific Properties and also spent five years with Colliers Monroe Friedlander. Haverly is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM).

  • Rick Stack
  • Senior Vice President
  • A&B Properties, Inc.

Rick Stack is in charge of the Company's active real estate developments. Prior to joining the Company, he held project manager and operations manager positions at Molokai Ranch and had similar development responsibilities for the State of Hawaii's Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HFDC). He has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame.