Jim Buchheim, who served as vicepresident of public relations and communications for 23 years atCUNA Mutual Group, has left the company to work for American FamilyInsurance.

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Buchheim joined the Madison, Wis.-based CUNA Mutual in 1990 asvice president of communications overseeing the media relationsdepartment for the company.

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He left CUNA Mutual in early September for a similar position atAmerican Family Insurance, which is also based in Madison, Wis.,Rick Uhlmann, senior manager of media relations at CUNA Mutual,told Credit Union Times.

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According to Buchheim's LinkedIn profile, he is vicepresident-communications at American Family Insurance.

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It was not immediately known if a successor to Buchheim had beennamed.

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Buchheim's departure came two months before CUNA Mutualannounced on Nov. 8 that President/CEO Jeff Post will retire at the end of the year. Robert N. “Bob”Trunzo was named by the company's board of directors to succeedPost effective Jan. 1, 2014.

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Post, who served at the helm since 2005, said he would helpTrunzo and the company with the board and management transitionthrough July 2014.

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Trunzo previously served as president of CUNA Mutual Group Insurance and Financial Services.

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