SANTA ROSA, Calif.--Redwood CU has hired Steve Ward as senior vice president of business services.
In this role, Ward leads a team dedicated to providing exceptional experiences for current and new business members across RCU’s eight-county Northern California field of membership. Ward’s team helps business leaders and entrepreneurs in our communities with business lending, business deposits, cash management, merchant services, payroll, investment services, and business insurance products tailored to meet their unique needs and goals.
Ward brings more than 20 years of financial services experience in business banking, consumer credit, wealth management, and retail banking to his role at RCU. Prior to joining the credit union, Ward spent two decades at Wells Fargo Bank, where he held several senior leadership positions serving communities across the western U.S. He has served on the boards of Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center and Urban Solutions, helping small businesses understand the resources available in their communities.