Aaron Beldner Named Truity CU CEO

Truity Credit Union, headquartered in Bartlesville, Okla., announced Thursday that Aaron Beldner is the new president/CEO of the $1 billion credit union that serves more than 72,000 members.

Last October, Dennis Halpin announced his retirement as the credit union leader and Mark Wilburn had been filling the position as interim president/CEO since Jan. 1.

“On behalf of the board of directors, I am pleased Aaron will be joining Truity Credit Union as our president/chief executive officer,” Board Chair Brent Boeve said. “We anticipate Aaron’s leadership abilities, background and experience, his passion for both employee development and member service, and his vision for Truity align well with our executive team, senior vice presidents and all employees.”

Brent continued, “We look forward to working with Aaron and our dedicated employees to increase value to our members and communities as we expand.”

In a statement, Beldner said, “I am honored to be joining Truity Credit Union. I am humbled and excited to start this new chapter in my career. I am a big believer in the mission of credit unions and the idea of ‘people helping people’ and making a difference in the lives of their members and communities. I appreciate the confidence the board of directors has placed in me to lead the credit union into the future and serve the membership.”

Previously, Beldner served as the EVP and chief information officer at the El Paso, Texas-based Firstlight Federal Credit Union ($1.4 billion in assets, 109,019 members) and chief information officer at the Eugene, Ore.-based Northwest Community Credit Union ($1.8 billion in assets, 105,879 members).

The board of directors hired the executive search organization Humanidei to complete the CEO search.