ST. HELENS, Ore. – St. Helens Community FCU announced it has promoted Jeff Schwartz, its chief financial officer, to president and CEO.
Schwartz has been CFO the past four years and has worked in credit unions for 26 years.
To replace Schwartz, the $150 million credit union hired Holly Nachbar as its new CFO. Nachbar was CFO for TruStar FCU in International Falls, Minn.
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