WASHINGTON– New CUNA President and CEO Jim Nussle has announced a reorganization that has meant the departure of some long-serving executives and well-known people.
Nussle said the moves are being made to “streamline and unite the association to better serve the needs and interests of credit unions.”
The trade group said distinctions between internal departments, and between CUNA’s Washington and Madison offices have been replaced by a unified structure and team called 1CUNA.
“With common goals and priorities under the new umbrella structure of 1CUNA, there is one team focused on understanding and meeting the needs of credit unions so that they can better serve their members,” said CUNA.
Under CUNA’s new structure, Rich Meade will serve as Chief Operating Officer and Jill Tomalin will serve as Deputy Chief Operating Officer. In addition, the following executives have been named to new positions:
- Bill Hampel – Chief Policy Office
- Susan Newton – Chief Engagement Officer
- Ryan Donovan – Chief Advocacy Officer
- Todd Spiczenski – Chief Products & Services Officer
- Brian Nelson – Chief Financial Officer
- Susan Parisi – Chief Legal Officer
- Richard Gose – Chief Political Officer
- Kathy Thompson – Chief Compliance Officer
As part of this reorganization, the positions of General Counsel (formerly filled by Eric Richard) and Senior Vice President of Communications (formerly filled by Pat Keefe) have been eliminated. Bill Hampel will serve as interim Chief Strategic Communications Officer.
“With this new structure we are moving forward with a strong and forceful agenda to advance our shared vision that Americans choose credit unions as their best financial partner,” said Nussle in a statement. “CUNA will become even more responsive to the needs of our members. To do that, we'll continue to work on our three priorities: removing barriers, creating awareness and fostering service excellence for credit unions.”