Grachela Watanabe

Grachela Watanabe, CTP has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Grachela currently holds the position of Vice President, Product Manager at First Hawaiian Bank since 2018. Prior to this, they worked at Bank of Hawaii for a significant period. At Bank of Hawaii, they held various roles such as VP, Product Manager, AVP, Account Analysis Operations, and Cash Management Officer. During their tenure, they developed, managed, and implemented Treasury Management Products and Services for Business, Commercial, and Corporate Clients. Their responsibilities included overseeing services such as Lockbox Processing, Concentration ZBA Sweeps, DDA to Money Market Mutual Fund Sweeps, Image & CD Rom Services, Account Analysis, Smart Safe Services, Check Disbursement Services, and Control Disbursements. Grachela successfully implemented several additional services, including Image Lockbox Services, Lockbox Services with Automated Credit Card Processing, Check Disbursement Service, and Smart Safe Services. Prior to their time at Bank of Hawaii, Grachela worked at AXA US as a Registered Investment Advisor.

Grachela Watanabe, CTP studied at the University of Hawai'i - Shidler College of Business from 1992 to 1996. Grachela obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business & Marketing with a minor in Speech during this period.