The National Credit Union Foundation has chosen longtime credit union leader Wendell Sebastian as its next executive director. In some ways this was not a surprise. Sources close to the executive search had named Sebastian as a front-runner for the job in January.

Sebastian is well-known within the credit union community, having spent 20 years as CEO of Tampa, Fla.-based GTE Federal Credit Union. He also was executive director and general counsel at the NCUA from 1981-1985 during Edgar F. Callahan's tenure as chairman.

After his service at the NCUA, Sebastian co-founded Callahan & Associates, a credit union consulting firm. He is also a former general counsel of the Illinois Department of Financial Institutions.

Continue Reading for Free

Register and gain access to:

  • Breaking credit union news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Shared Accounts podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical coverage of the commercial real estate and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, GlobeSt.com and ThinkAdvisor.com
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.