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Chris Butler, president/CEO of the $123 million Community Credit Union in LaCrosse, Wis., was the recipient of the Robert H. Mackay award at the 2015 CU*Base Leadership Conference in June. The award recognizes the leadership contributions of a credit union professional. B

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West Community Credit Union in O'Fallon, Mo. announced that Gary Hinrichs, president/CEO, will be retiring in early 2016 after 41 years of service. Under Hinrichs' leadership, the credit union grew from $750,000 in assets and one branch to today's $165 million in assets and four branches. Hinrichs also led the organization through eight mergers and produced membership growth from 1,100 to more than 19,000 members. He also incorporated the Malcolm Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence to continuously improve member service. A successor for Hinrichs will be named in the fall of 2015.

Cynthia Gore was named chief people officer for the $1 billion Georgia United Credit Union in Duluth. She holds more than 20 years of professional experience in the human resources field and previously held an executive position with HealthCare Solutions, an integrated medical cost management solutions provider in Atlanta.

Zubair Rana joined the $17.8 billion PenFed Credit Union in Alexandria, Va., as its chief marketing officer. He previously worked for more than 17 years with Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Inc.

The $3.3 billion Space Coast Credit Union in Melbourne, Fla., promoted Kim Lynn to vice president of operations. She joined the cooperative in 2000 as a member service representative and was promoted in 2009 to director of retail services.

The $1.8 billion University Federal Credit Union in Austin hired Jason Qunell as its senior manager of commercial lending. He holds more than 20 years of commercial lending experience and most recently served as the senior vice president of commercial real estate lending for Capitol One Bank in Austin.

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The $157 million Peninsula Credit Union announced Kimberly Ingham was promoted to vice president of member engagement. She joined the Shelton, Wash.-based credit union 1993, starting as a member service representative and was later promoted to branch manager and a regional manager.

The $2.2 billion SAFE Credit Union in Folsom, Calif., hired Kevin Murphy as commercial credit manager. Murphy brings more than 30 years of financial experience and previously worked for California Bank & Trust and Bank of America.

Robert Snead joined the investment services division of the $4.1 billion Ent Federal Credit Union in Colorado Springs, Colo., as an investment representative. He previously served as a financial advisor with USAA Financial Services.