RelyOn CU's new CEO, Sarah Spooner

The board of directors for the $64.8 million RelyOn Credit Union in Dallas appointed Sarah Spooner as its new president/CEO.

She succeeded Brant Hicks who left in March to become president/CEO of the $180 million Great River Federal Credit Union in St. Cloud, Minn.

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Spooner joined RelyOn CU, formerly Employees CU, in May 2017 at its CFO.

She previously served as an AVP member executive for Corporate One Federal Credit Union, a senior lending executive consultant for CU Direct and an area manager for Grow Financial Federal Credit Union. Spooner also worked as an assistant branch manager for Regions Financial and as a financial services representative for Wells Fargo.

"Over the past year, I have seen first-hand all of the changes that RelyOn Credit Union has been implementing to help us provide a better and more streamlined banking experience for our members," Spooner said. "This is an exciting time for us as and I feel honored to be a part of this team."

RelyOn CU serves more than 6,500 members.

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Peter Strozniak

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