The $4.7 billion, Laurel, Md.-based Tower Federal Credit Union hired Brad Giese as vice president/information security officer. Giese brings over 25 years of experience leading cybersecurity programs across federal, defense and financial sectors. Prior to joining Tower, he served as chief information security officer at Iron Bow Technologies. He also held key senior cybersecurity leadership roles at Boeing and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional. In his new role, Giese will be responsible for advancing Tower’s security strategy; overseeing threat resilience, compliance and risk management functions; and aligning cybersecurity initiatives with the credit union’s overall goals.

MIDWEST

Sharon Taylor, vice president of facilities for the $2.2 billion, Columbus, Ind.-based Centra Credit Union, was named president of the Banking Institutions & Credit Unions Facilities Council (BICUC), a community within the International Facility Management Association (IFMA). Taylor will serve a two-year term leading the council, which supports facility professionals in the financial services industry. The BICUC is part of IFMA, the world’s largest association for facility management professionals, and serves those who oversee facilities within banking institutions and credit unions. In this role, she will lead efforts to grow the council’s membership, enhance member value and deliver meaningful learning opportunities to industry peers. Taylor has extensive global experience in facilities management, having worked for major corporations including Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and ANZ Bank. She was the first woman to earn a postgraduate qualification in facility management from an Australian university in 1995. Taylor also holds an MBA and master’s degree in corporate real estate, and is a certified Sustainability Facility Professional through IFMA. She has been with Centra for eight years.

SOUTH

The $4.7 billion, Warner Robins, Ga.-based Robins Financial Credit Union hired Zoltan Szabo as vice president of risk management. Szabo brings more than 25 years of experience across the financial services industry, as well as expertise in auditing, compliance, strategic planning and enterprise risk. His career has spanned a wide range of entities, including mutual funds, banks, private equity firms, government-sponsored enterprises, credit unions and CUSOs.

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