Rod Taylor, president/CEO of the $1.1 billion, 105,700-memberBarksdale Federal Credit Union in Bossier City, La., has been namedRegion IV director on the NAFCU board, the trade group saidWednesday.

Taylor replaces Randy Smith, who stepped down from the board after hisretirement as CEO of the $5.2 billion Randolph-Brooks FCU in LiveOak, Texas, at the end of the year.

“As NAFCU gears up for another formidable year of activity, wewelcome Rod with confidence that his years of experience anddedication to the credit union movement will serve us well,” saidNAFCU Chair Mike Parsons, president/CEO of the $343 million FirstSource FCU in New Hartford, N.Y.

“Randy has been a valued member of the NAFCU board for manyyears, and we wish him all the best in his retirement,” Parsonsadded.

NAFCU's bylaws say that Taylor may serve in his appointedcapacity through the association's annual business meeting in July2013.

Taylor joined Barksdale FCU, Louisiana's largest locally ownedcredit union, as executive vice president and chief operationsofficer in 1992, and became president/CEO in 2008. He also is boardchairman of CU Cooperative Branching LLC, Louisiana's shared branchingCUSO, and a board member of Business Alliance Financial Servicesand vice chairman of the board of CatalystCorporate FCU.

“NAFCU has proven to be a powerful advocate for credit unions inWashington during these critical times,” said Taylor. “I am pleasedto take on this important role in helping to guide the associationand represent federal credit unions in my region.”