As an image booster to the industry described by CEOs as “trulyexhilarating,” defense credit unions and their CEOs got some highvisibility in New York's Times Square by serving as the bellopeners for the NASDAQ stock exchange.
The Wednesday event, marked by hundreds of CEOs and staffersfrom defense CUs taking part and shown on huge jumbotron screens,coincided with the windup of the Defense Credit Union Council annual conference in New York.
“It's really heartening to know how we could get that kind ofexposure in a place where 9 million can receive and notice thecredit union message,” said Gordon Simmons, president/CEO of the $1.9 billion Service CU inPortsmouth, N.H., referring to New Yorkers on nearby streetswatching the broadcast images and hearing the remarks of CU leaderson the big screens.
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