CEO of one of Philadelphia's largest credit unions to retire

Jeff March, president and CEO of Citadel Credit Union in Exton, Pennsylvania, will retire by year-end.

The $5.7 billion-asset credit union said March will stay on until his successor is named later this year, although the exact timing is uncertain.

Jeff March will retire as CEO of Citadel Credit Union later this year.

March began working at Citadel in 1983 and has been in his current leadership role since 2001.

"In 22 years as CEO, every expectation I've had for this company has been exceeded — whether it be financial, technology, growth of our team or investing back in our members and community. I have every confidence Citadel is on a path to even greater growth and success," March said in a press release Monday.

Under March's leadership, last year Citadel launched a business banking division using a team of bankers poached from Santander Bank.

The credit union has hired Kaplan Partners to conduct the search for its next CEO.

Citadel is one of the largest credit unions in the Philadelphia area with more than 250,000 members and nearly 600 employees. It serves residents of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.

Citadel reported net income of $11.6 million in the first quarter, a 32% decrease compared with a year earlier, according to call report data from the National Credit Union Administration.

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