Boeing Wichita CU Names Corwin As CEO
WICHITA, Kan.-Boeing Wichita CU, the state's largest credit union, announced last week that Robert Corwin, chief operating officer at $1.8-billion First Tech CU in Portland, Ore., was hired to be its president and CEO.
Corwin will succeed Gary Regoli, who left the $590 million credit union earlier this year to become president of Achieva CU in Clearwater, Fla.
At First Tech, Corwin, helped develop a 17-branch network in two states and also helped engineer several mergers.
He will take the reigns of Boeing Wichita on Dec. 3.
Pen Air FCU CEO Passes
PENSACOLA, Fla.-Pen Air FCU CEO John A. Davis Jr., 52, died Oct. 26, the credit union announced.
The Pen Air FCU Board of Directors said it has appointed Pen Air FCU EVP/CFO Ron Fields as Interim CEO until further notice.
Pen Air FCU members can expect service at all branches to continue as usual.
Foundation's Schilling Recognized by BTANYS
ALBANY, N.Y.-Tony Schilling, financial education specialist for the New York Credit Union Foundation, has received the Business Teachers Association of New York State's (BTANYS) 2008 Hobart H. Conover Friend of Business Education Award for supporting business and marketing education in New York schools.
The Hobart H. Conover Friend of Business Education Award recognizes an individual or organization outside the field of business education for meritorious contribution to the improvement, promotion, development and progress of business education.
'The Time is Now' to Capture Market Share
SAN DIEGO-The National Association of Credit Union Service Organizations (NACUSO) conducted its 2008 Member Business Services Alliance at the Marriott San Diego Hotel & Marina.
"There are three drivers of strategy," said NACUSO CEO Thomas Davis. "The No. 1 driver is determining who you're going to serve. The second driver is determining how to create value for the market segments you are going to serve. The third driver of strategy piece is timing. I want you to leave here understanding that the timing in our marketplace could not be better. Now is the time for credit unions to capitalize on all of the dysfunction that is occurring in the marketplace."
Margaret Dengler Ross, NCUA Member Business Lending program officer, Office of Examination and Insurance, discussed "Preserving Confidence in Credit Unions" during her session at the meeting, encouraging CUs "to read and review to understand what examiners have been instructed to look for, and also good practices to implement."
