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The $6.6 billion, Madison, Wis.-based UW Credit Union hired Joe Liethen as EVP and CFO. In this executive leadership role, Liethen will oversee all financial operations for the credit union. Liethen brings an extensive financial services background, having most recently served as CFO at the $1.1 billion, La Crosse, Wis.-based Marine Credit Union. Before that, he held multiple leadership positions at Kohl's Department Stores, spanning finance, loss prevention and store operations. In his new role, Liethen will serve as a member of the executive leadership team, helping support UW Credit Union's continued emphasis on member value, financial strength and growth. He earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Wisconsin. Liethen also serves on the Member Advisory Committee for the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago and is an industry leader on the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Planning Committee for credit unions.
Liethen succeeds Brad McClain, who announced in 2025 his plans to retire from the CFO position after a 23-year tenure with the credit union. Since 2003, McClain has steadily grown the organization's financial strength, helping guide the organization through the Great Recession, a prolonged period of near-zero interest rates, pandemic-driven market disruptions and more recent interest-rate increases. McClain will continue with UW Credit Union in a new role overseeing the organization's real estate development projects.
TRADES
The National Association of Credit Union Service Organizations (NACUSO) announced the election of returning members to its Board of Directors during its Reimagine 2026 conference in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Miriam Ackerman, co-founder of the CUSO NetGiver, was reelected to serve an additional term on the board.
Nick Evens, president/CEO for Curql Collective, LLC, was reelected to serve an additional term on the board. He was also appointed to serve as the new chair of the board, succeeding Bill Beardsley.
Bill Beardsley, president of Michigan Business Connection, which provides commercial lending services to credit unions, was reelected to serve an additional term on the board.
Linda Bodie, president/CEO for the $51 million, Charleston, W.V.-based Element Federal Credit Union, was reelected to serve an additional term on the board.
Mary Beth Spuck, president/CEO for the $654 million, Dallas-based Resource One Credit Union, was reelected to serve an additional term on the board.
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