Arizona's OneAZ Names Brandon Michaels CEO

Brandon Michaels has been named president/CEO of OneAZ Credit Union in Phoenix.

He succeeds Kim Reedy, who served as CEO since December 2019 and is now retired. During his tenure, the credit union increased assets from $2.1 billion to its current assets of $3.3 billion, while loans grew from $1.4 billion to $1.9 billion and membership expanded from 140,766 to more than 176,000, according the credit union’s NCUA Call Reports.

Michaels joins OneAZ with nearly 20 years of executive leadership experience in the credit union industry, having served as president/CEO of the $2.6 billion JSC Federal Credit Union in Houston, which brands itself at Wellby Financial, and the $971 million Mazuma Credit Union. He was one of the industry’s first millennials to become a CEO when he was named to the position at the Overland Park, Kan.-based credit union in 2012.

Michaels left Wellby Financial in 2021 for a CFO’s position at the Los Angeles-based DoubleCheck Solutions. Before joining OneAZ, he worked as head of corporate development for Allied Solutions in Carmel, Ind.

“Brandon embodies OneAZ’s mission, vision and values. At OneAZ, our mission is to improve the lives of our members, our associates and the communities we serve. Brandon’s entire career has been dedicated to these principles,” OneAZ Board Chair Jon Borge said in a prepared statement. “He’s passionate about bridging the gap between the member-focused mission of credit unions and innovative technologies that members expect. He understands that this requires a dedication to growth, innovation and collaboration – all of which are already present in OneAZ’s Culture of Collective Influence.”

OneAZ’s 532 employees operate 22 locations and the credit union is the second largest in the Grand Canyon State by assets, according to DepositAccounts.com.