Carol Minges has been named interim CEO at 1st Financial Federal Credit Union of St. Charles, Mo. She replaces Frank Nelson as CEO.

Minges took on the role of chief information officer at 1st Financial in July 2008.

“I am humbled to be chosen for the role of interim CEO and am excited for the opportunity to continue working with a very talented team of professionals at 1st Financial,” Minges said. “I am committed to ensure we live out our continued mission of helping our members save money, make money, and save time.”

“Over the last several years as a member of the 1st Financial executive management team, Carol has shown great leadership and an ability to gather our great team together to focus on providing our members with the best 1st ­Financial Federal Credit Union has to offer”, explained Jim Combs, chairman.

Previously, Minges work for 11 years at FORUM Credit Union in Indianapolis, serving in several operations and technology roles, as well as five years with Arsenal Credit Union in St. Louis.

The credit union has 33,000 members and nearly $215 million in assets.