CARMEL, Ind. — Joe Kuntz is ready for his new role as president of Baker Hill.
Kuntz, who has been with the company for 13 years, has spearheaded several growth initiatives that resulted in the company tripling its annual revenue in the last five years, the company said. One of those efforts involved taking a consultative approach in the marketplace, a move that has proven quite successful with credit unions.
“Most technology vendors are pushing their technology and their products,” Kuntz said. “We're helping [credit unions and banks] understand what the big picture is.”
Venturing into adjacent markets like credit unions has also helped grow Baker Hill, Kuntz said. When the company's Credit Union Solutions division opened five years ago, it had 20 credit union clients. Today, it serves nearly 100 credit unions.
Just as outgoing president Mark Hill has bittersweet feelings about leaving the company, Kuntz is ambivalent about his mentor leaving.
“I truly have very mixed feelings,” Kuntz said. “My personal preference would be for him to continue on. I've had a meaningful professional and personal relationship with Mark. Those are big shoes to fill.”
Still, Kuntz said he takes solace in the fact that Hill “is at a point in time to do what he wants.” He is also ready to keep Baker Hill on that train track to success.
“The big part will be maintaining and improving,” Kuntz said. “It's not easy to do sometimes when you have a transition like this but we have a constant desire to do better and to continue to bring expertise to our clients.”
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