Hawaiian Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., today announced the appointment of Abhi Dhar to the company's boards of directors effective immediately.

"Abhi brings both Fortune 50 and innovative start-up corporate experience to the board," said Lawrence Hershfield, chairman of the board of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. "We're pleased to have his IT expertise and business acumen as Hawaiian continues to grow."

Dhar, who most recently served as chief information/digital officer of Walgreens, has extensive travel industry experience in leadership roles at Cendant, Travelport and TravelClick. He departed Walgreens to launch Packyge, an e-commerce ship-to-store enterprise as co-founder and chief executive officer.

Dhar joins board members Lawrence S. Hershfield, chairman; Mark B. Dunkerley; Don J. Carty; Earl E. Fry; Joseph Guerrieri, Jr.; Randall L. Jenson; Crystal K. Rose; William S. Swelbar; Duane E. Woerth; and Richard N. Zwern.