Name: George T. Price
Age: 46
Position: V.P., chief financial officer, Blood Bank of Hawaii
First job: Paperboy, Plymouth, Ind.
Favorite pastimes: Golf, woodworking, hiking
George T. Price takes charge of administrative and financial functions at the Blood Bank of Hawaii, which needs 200 donors a day to meet needs of customers. Giving an infusion to
Blood Bank of Hawaii"We provide 90,000 products (units) a year, such as red blood cells, platelets, and plasma," Price said.
These products, taken from each pint of blood, must be replenished. Platelets, for example, only live for five days.
Price is a certified public accountant with 20 years of financial experience. He joined the Blood Bank in 1991 and most recently was director of financial and administrative services. Price also worked as an accounting manager for American Trust Co. of Hawaii Inc. and Bishop Trust Co. and as an auditor for KPMG Peat Marwick LLP. He earned a bachelor's in business from the University of Hawaii and a master's in business administration from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash.
By Jerry Tune, Star-Bulletin