WASHINGTON – CUNA today announced the hiring of Bill Cheney, the former president of Xerox FCU and more recently president of the California CU League, as its new president and CEO.
Cheney, 49, who also served previously on the board of NAFCU, will succeed Dan Mica, who is retiring from CUNA after heading the group for 13 years.
“After an exhaustive search, in which nearly 100 highly qualified candidates were considered, the CUNA Board has unanimously accepted and certified the executive search committee’s recommendation of Bill as the next chief executive of our association,” said Kris Mecham, chairman of the CUNA Board. “Bill’s long service to credit unions, as both a financial institution executive and association leader, ensure our association will not miss a beat in advocating for credit unions.”
Mecham said Cheney, who has been the California/Nevada Leagues president since 2006, will take the reins of CUNA July 5.
