Succession planning

World Council of Credit Unions CEO Brian Branch retiring in July

01/14/21

Branch has been with WOCCU for 31 years, the last 10 of them spent as CEO.

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Essex Savings in Connecticut lines up next CEO

01/14/21

Diane Arnold, who will succeed the retiring Gregory Shook in July, has been with the bank since 2002. She is currently the chief lending officer.

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CDC Federal Credit Union promotes longtime staffer to CEO

01/12/21

Australia Hoover, who started as a call center employee in 1996, succeeds Betsy Mercier, who is retiring after 22 years at the helm.

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Keane stepping down as Synchrony CEO

01/12/21

The Stamford, Conn.-based credit card issuer said Tuesday that Brian Doubles, the president and former chief financial officer, will succeed Margaret Keane in April.

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Cobalt promotes insider to take over for retiring CEO

01/07/21

The Papillion, Neb.-based credit union has appointed Chief Operations Officer Robin Larsen to succeed Gail DeBoer.

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America First CEO to retire following 46-year career

01/05/21

John Lund joined the Utah-based credit union as a courier in 1975 and was named CEO in 2012. His successor has spent more than three decades there.

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AmeriChoice FCU finds next CEO close to home

01/04/21

The Mechanicsburg, Pa.-based institution's newest chief executive most recently served as an executive at another Harrisburg-area credit union.

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Diversification, M&A may lie ahead for New York Community under new chief

12/29/20

The switch to Thomas Cangemi from longtime CEO Joseph Ficalora could foreshadow a push to curtail the company’s reliance on multifamily lending and the pursuit of a bank acquisition that lowers funding costs.

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United Consumers Credit Union names insider as president

12/29/20

Jay Neathery has taken over for Chris McCreary, who stepped down as president of the institution but is staying on as executive vice president.

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Sudden change at the top of New York Community

12/28/20

Longtime chairman and CEO Joseph Ficalora will step aside Thursday as head of the regional bank and be succeeded by CFO Thomas Cangemi.

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