New credit union CEOs announced.

Credit unions in Texas, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and South Dakota have recently named new CEOs, while two chief executives have announced plans to retire later this year.

Gail Enda was named president/CEO of American Airlines Credit Union in Fort Worth, the third largest cooperative in Texas.

Gail Edna

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She succeeds Angie Owens who resigned to accept a position with American Airlines as its vice president and controller. Under her 11-year tenure, AACU grew from $4.4 billion in assets to its current $7 billion, from 210,274 to 293,569 in member, and from 421 to 681 full-time employees.

Enda joined AACU 17 years ago as vice president of marketing. She also led the credit union's member services, deposit programs and investment services. She most recently served as senior vice president of lending and product management.

George Rudolph was appointed president/CEO of the Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union, the Keystone State's largest cooperative.

George Rudolph

He succeeds Greg Smith who is retiring after 28 years of service. Under his leadership, the credit union grew from $589 million to $5.7 billion in assets, from 142,198 to 452,575 in members and from 180 to 802 full-time employees.

Rudolph joins PSECU with nearly three decades of leadership experience at the $10.9 billion Alliant Credit Union in Chicago and United Airlines. At Alliant CU, he most recently served as senior vice president of operations and technology. He also worked as Alliant's director of members services. At United Airlines, he was a project manager for customer experience and was a manager of UA's worldwide contact center.

Kelly Smith was named interim president/CEO the $234 million Appalachian Community Federal Credit Union in Gray, Tenn., following the resignation of former President/CEO Ron Scott.

According to ACFCU, Scott "moved back west to be with his family full time." Two other members of the executive leadership team also left, but the credit union did not identify them or why they resigned.

Smith will serve as interim CEO until a permanent replacement is named.

Scott Rose will become the new president/CEO of the $227 million Amarillo Community Federal Credit Union in Amarillo, Texas, on Feb. 18.

Scott Rose

He succeeds Arna Reynolds.

Rose holds more than 25 years of management experience in the credit union industry serving as a CEO and as an independent consultant. He was president/CEO of the $245 million Alliance Credit Union in Lubbock, Texas, where he tripled the credit union's member business loan portfolio and increased ACU's assets by 9%. Rose also owned and operated a consultancy firm, Ruddered for Success, for eight years.

Kerry A. S. Parker, president/CEO of the A+ Federal Credit Union in Austin, Texas and Darla Erb president/CEO of Voyage Federal Credit Union in Sioux Falls, S.D., plan to retire this year.

Parker started her credit union career 30 years ago and joined A+ FCU as president/CEO in 1999.

During her two decades of leadership, the credit union grew from $300 million to $1.5 billion in assets, from 61,000 to 151,000 in members and from 123 to 383 full-time employees.

Parker will retire by June. The board of directors has hired a consultant to find a successor.

Erb plans to retire as the end of 2019. Voyage FCU COO Jeff Schmidt has been appointed CEO-elect and will assume duties at the start of 2020.

Erb has spent 38 years in the industry, including 21 as CEO.

Under her leadership, the credit union grew from $16 million to $98 million in assets, from 5,026 to 11,021 in members, and from 14 to 28 full-time employees.

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