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On January 1, 2007, Son-Jai Paik was named vice president, human resources for Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. He is responsible for all human resources functions for A&B and its subsidiaries, including employee development and training, benefits, and compensation.
Paik began his career in human resources in 1998 in CIGNA Corporation’s Human Resource Development Program, a rotation-based program aimed at developing future HR leaders. In 2000, he joined Cigna International Expatriate Benefits (CIEB) and held a series of positions with increasing responsibility within CIEB before being appointed, in 2003, vice president of human resources for LINA Korea, CIGNA International’s largest operation in the Asia Pacific region and the second largest contributor of divisional revenues and earnings worldwide. At LINA Korea, Paik was a strategic partner with business unit executives and oversaw all human resources functions including search and staffing, leadership planning and development, compensation and benefits, employee relations and general HR services.
Paik is a graduate of Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in economics and earned his master’s degrees from Cornell University’s School of HotelAdministration and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. | 