Roberta Kozlowicz will become the next president/CEO of the $568 million DuPage Credit Union in Naperville, Ill., in January.
She will succeed Diane Shelton, who will retire at the end of the year after more than 40 years of service, the credit union said in a prepared statement.
Kozlowicz has been with DuPage for 31 years, most recently serving as EVP and chief strategy officer. She joined the credit union in 1993 as marketing director and has held various leadership positions throughout her career at the credit union.
DuPage’s 136 employees run three locations and serve nearly 44,000 members.
The board of directors for the $347 million Cascade Federal Credit Union in Kent, Wash., has named Sam Jimenez as its president/CEO.
He succeeded Sarah Richardson, who served as CEO for the past two years. She will remain at the credit union through the end of the year to assist with the transition, Cascade said in a prepared statement.
Before joining the credit union movement, Jimenez served as CEO of 1st Capital Bank in Salinas, Calif., and as COO for Bank of Commerce Holdings. He also worked as a senior bank examiner for the FDIC, according to his LinkedIn page.
Cascade’s 38 employees operate four locations and serve more than 10,000 members.
Nicole Smith will become the next president/CEO of the $206 million U.S. Federal Credit Union in Merrillville, Ind.
She will succeed current President/CEO Michelle Wilson, who plans to retire in January after 36 years of service.
Smith holds more than 20 years of experience in financial services, most recently serving as EVP for the $364 million Pasadena Federal Credit Union in Pasadena, Calif. She also worked at First Bank as an SVP.
U.S. Federal Credit Union’s 40 employees run six locations and serve more than 12,800 members.
The $179 million South Metro Federal Credit Union in Prior Lake, Minn., has appointed Kent Engler as its president/CEO.
He succeeds South Metro board member Don Crofut, who served as interim CEO.
Before joining the credit union, he served as SVP of member service and branch operations for the $1.1 billion TopLine Financial Credit Union in Maple Grove, Minn. He also served as director of branch banking for TCF Bank.
South Metro’s 27 employees operate seven locations and serve nearly 5,000 members.
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