The World Council of Credit Unions announced that it has elected Daniel Burns as chair of its board of directors, succeeding Anne Cochran.
Burns formally took office during the WCCU conference and annual general meeting on Tuesday in Belfast.
Cochran is also president and CEO of the Louisiana Credit Union League in the United States.
"Our work has just begun. We now have a global message which we must take to the world organizations that can and may determine our common futures," said Burns in a statement. "I have never felt better about World Council's ability to affect positive change for the global movement than I do now; and I could not be more pleased and honored to contribute as Chair for the next year."
The WCCU also newly elected the following directors: Martha Durdin, president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Credit Union Association; and George Ototo, managing director of Kenya Union of Savings & Credit Co-operatives Ltd.
