Lucy Ito Named Interim CEO of Orange County's Credit Union
The former NASCUS executive leader returns from a short-lived retirement to lead the California financial cooperative.
Lucy Ito has placed her retirement on hold to serve as interim CEO of the $2.4 billion Orange County’s Credit Union in Santa Ana, Calif., the board of directors said Monday in a prepared statement.
She succeeds Shruti Miyashiro, who is leaving OCCU to become president/CEO of the $9.8 billion Digital Credit Union in Marlborough, Mass., in August.
Ito most recently served as the president/CEO of the National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors before she retired from that position in December 2021.
Prior to NASCUS, she held leadership positions at the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues and the World Council of Credit Unions.
Ito is both an Orange County resident and longtime member of Orange County’s Credit Union.
“On behalf of the board of directors, we are thrilled to welcome Lucy Ito to Orange County’s Credit Union as interim CEO,” OCCU Board Chair Gary Burton said in a prepared statement. “With over 30 years of operational and leadership experience in the industry, we are confident Lucy brings the knowledge, people-centered approach and proven track record to be an impactful interim CEO for our associates, members and communities.”
In the prepared statement, OCCU did not say when it expects to appoint a permanent CEO.