J. Kimo Esplin

Elder J. Kimo Esplin was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the April 2023 general conference. At the time of his call, he had been serving as a member of the Twelfth Quorum of the Seventy in the Utah Area. He currently serves in the Asia North Area Presidency.

Elder Esplin has served in a number of Church callings, including full-time missionary in the Japan Kobe Mission, high councilor, bishop, stake president, president of the Japan Tokyo North Mission, president of the Japan Tokyo South Mission, and Area Seventy.

Elder Esplin received a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Brigham Young University in 1987 and a master of business administration degree from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management in 1990. He has worked as the vice president of the investment banking division for Bankers Trust Company, as the executive vice president and chief financial officer for the Huntsman Corporation, and as a board member for Savage Companies.

Jon Ross Kimo Esplin was born in Kahuku, Hawaii, on August 18, 1962. He married Kaye Davis in 1985. They are the parents of eight children.