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Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative Welcomes Susan Dujmovic as Board Member

Honolulu, Hawaii, January 30, 2020 – The nonprofit Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative (HLRI) is pleased to welcome Susan Dujmovic as a board director and finance committee member.  She holds a B.A. from the University of British Columbia, is a Fellow of the Institute of Canadian Bankers, and holds both Canadian Securities and Institute of Corporate Directors certifications.

During her more than 30 years with HSBC Bank, Susan held a variety of executive positions working with the HSBC’s domestic and international sectors in the areas of Risk Management and Governance, Compliance, and Corporate Sustainability. Her successes include establishing HSBC’s initial Enterprise Risk Management framework, transforming the Retail Banking and Wealth Management business in her role as Chief Risk Officer, and developing initiatives to deliver on HSBC’s 100% renewable energy objectives for Canada.

Susan is an experienced director with extensive audit, risk, and governance expertise. For twelve years, she was the Audit Committee chair of the Royal Canadian Mint, a multi-billion dollar Crown Corporation, before being elected Chair of the Board.  The Mint has four business units: Canadian coin circulation; Foreign Circulation; Bullion Products and Refinery Services; and Numismatics.  Most recently, she was a Board Member of the Mutual Fund Dealer’s Association, an SRO regulating over 100 mutual fund dealers and 82,000 advisors, and served on the Audit Committee and Regulatory Issues Committees.

Susan remains committed to community leadership and has served on the Boards of non-profit organizations, most notably as Audit Chair of Coast Mental Health, Chair of the Rotary Youth Exchange Committee, is a Leadership Vancouver alumni, and is a Canada Board Diversity Council, Diversity 50 award recipient.

“With her vast experience and leadership roles, HLRI is pleased to welcome Susan to the Board.  We look forward to working with Susan to enhance our brand and extend our initiative globally,” said HLRI Chairman Francis A. Wong.

“HLRI is recognized as a leader in reforestation and sustainability, and I am excited to be part of the team as HLRI expands its reach internationally with its brand and innovation,” said Dujmovic.

Since 2010, HLRI has reforested nearly half a million native and endemic trees on Oahu and the Island of Hawaii, promoting long-term forest health, carbon sequestration, ecosystem diversity, and unparalleled data collection for research and development. Each sponsored tree is individually tagged and can be tracked throughout its lifetime by visiting TreeTrackerTM at findmy.LegacyTrees.org.

About HLRI: Through state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies, HLRI works with landowners to establish and preserve economically viable and sustainable endemic Hawaiian forests, protect endangered species, sequester carbon and recharge watersheds. HLRI’s Legacy Trees are sponsored by businesses and individuals, with a portion of proceeds donated to other charities worldwide. For more information, visit LegacyTrees.org. 

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