A little more than a year afterleaving Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union, Bill Urick has returnedto become the new chief operating officer.

Urick previously served as the credit union's controller andthen chief financial officer from December 2006 to January 2013,according to the $1.7 billion Affinity Plus in St. Paul, Minn.

The credit union has experienced a regime change since Urickleft. Former President/CEO Kyle Markland resigned in August 2013 and was replaced bycurrent President/CEO Dave Larson.

As Affinity Plus' new COO, Urick will oversee the real estate,lending, compliance and operations areas, the credit unionsaid.

“We're excited Bill has returned to Affinity Plus. His extensiveknowledge and experience in the financial services industry will bevaluable in helping us grow into stronger organization to betterserve our members,” said Dave Larson, president/CEO of AffinityPlus.

Urick has more than 20 years of experience in finance,operations and product management at all leadership levels bothwithin and outside of the financial services industry, according toAffinity Plus.

He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics from theUniversity of St. Thomas and an MBA with an emphasis in strategicmanagement from the Carlson School of Management at the Universityof Minnesota.

“It's great to be back at Affinity Plus,” Urick said. “The roleof COO gives me the opportunity to look at the organization from afresh perspective and I am looking forward to helping the creditunion serve our members in a more effective and efficientmanner.”

In December, Larson told Credit Union Times thatUrick would be returning to Affinity Plus as COO.

After serving in an interim role for three months, Larson wasnamed Affinity Plus' permanent president/CEO Nov. 21.