The $135 million, 12,600-member Tucson Old Pueblo Credit Unionhas selected G. Vernon Babilon as its new president/CEO.
|Babilon, most recently owner of a Texas-based recruiting firm,succeeds Joseph Mirachi, who has taken the top job at the $619 millionKennedy Space Center FCU in Coco Beach, Fla.
|Babilon, who begins his new job in Arizona next week, also spent16 years as CEO of Bellco FCU in Wyomissing, Pa., and five years asEVP/CFO at People's Trust FCU in Houston, his new employersaid.
|“Throughout our search, Vern far exceeded the board'sexpectations and quickly rose to the top during a very competitivehiring process. His skills are many and he certainly has theexperience and qualifications to lead TOPCU into the future,” saidRichard Prater, board chair at Tucson Old Pueblo.
|“With over 22 years of credit union experience, including astint as the industry's youngest CEO in 1989, Vern possesses uniqueskills in lending, collections, marketing, and operations,” Pratersaid in a statement.
|Babilon has a bachelor's degree in banking/finance andaccounting from Alvernia College in Reading, Pa., and an MBA fromPenn State University. He also is a CPA and CCUE, Tucson OldPueblo said.
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