Deck:
Director for Pole Infrastructure Enterprise
Author Bio:
Christian Whitney is the director for pole infrastructure enterprise at Hawaiian Electric.
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We interviewed nine of the leaders at Hawaiian Electric including Christian Whitney, director for pole infrastructure enterprise.
PUF: What is your role here? What does PIE stand for?
Christian Whitney: PIE is Pole Infrastructure Enterprise. We felt pie, as in baking goods, was super relatable. It's easy to remember.
It's about leasing the utility pole, the enterprise and structure, to other people. Our infrastructure is used for our purposes, but there are other uses for it.
PUF: You mean like cable companies or telephone?
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