President named for Polynesian Center
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James P. Christensen, a Salt Lake City businessman and a former mission president, has been appointed president and general manager of the Church-owned Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie, Hawaii. The announcement was made by Elder Marvin J. Ashton of the Council of the Twelve and chairman of the center's board of directors.
The appointment will be effective July 1.Christensen, 54, former president of the Tonga Nuku'alofa Mission, succeeds Ralph G. Rodgers Jr., who has been president and general manager of the center for the past five years.
"We are pleased to have a man of James Christensen's broad business and Church experience as the new president of the cultural center," said Elder Ashton. "He is enthusiastic about this new professional activity among the Polynesian people, whom the Christensens love so much.
"In this 25th anniversary year of the center, we know the cultural and educational work of the center will move forward under Pres. Christensen's direction, upon the strong foundation laid by his predecessors," said Elder Ashton.
Christensen is a licensed professional engineer and formerly a registered investment adviser, and is president and co-owner of Christensen-Combs Corp. He and his wife, Metta, are parents of five sons.
