NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas — Cypress Software Systems has hired a veteran of the credit union technology sales space to lead its expansion efforts into that market.Jack Norris has been named vice president of business development for the Texas-based provider of loan decisioning and tracking tools.He had been regional business development manager for CO-OP Financial Services. His 30 years in the business also include stints at Affiliated Computer Services, Omron Financial Services, Diebold, Online Resources and GTE Data Services."One of our primary goals in 2009 is expansion of our loan software and services in the credit union industry," said Stephen Sargent, president/CEO at Cypress. "As vice president of business development, Jack will help us lead that charge, while also building additional relationships in the banking and finance sectors."Cypress (www.go-cypress.com) offers the Mark IV, BizMark and AppMark automated loan and credit line processing solutions to credit unions, community and regional banks and finance companies.–[email protected]