WASHINGTON Bank-Fund Staff FCU, the credit union for the World Bank, announced this afternoon that it will hire Eli Vasquez, chief financial officer at American Airlines FCU, as president and CEO of the $3.6 billion credit union.
Vasquez will succeed George West, who has served as the organization's interim CEO.
Over the past 16 years, Vasquez has held diverse credit union roles, including serving as a member of the board of directors, and leading the areas of finance, lending, collections, card services, business development, community relations, wealth management and credit counseling.
Before working at the $5 billion American Airlines FCU, he held various positions at American Airlines that included corporate finance and analysis, as well as leadership of business planning and financial reporting domestically and internationally.
He also led operations, sales and government relations for American Airlines in Mexico. Vasquez was hired after a nationwide search conducted by O’Rourke & Associates.
