DES MOINES, Iowa–Jim Dean, CEO of Affinity Credit Union, has announced plans to retire. A successor has been named.
Dean, who has spent more than 30 years in credit unions, said he will step down from the $143-million Affinity CU on Jan. 31, 2024, after five years at the helm.
Prior to Affinity, Dean led Oak Trust Credit Union in Plainfield, Ill., for 27 years. Oak Trust merged with Warrenville, Illinois-based NorthStar Credit Union in 2016 and the credit union has since changed its name to NuMark Credit Union.
Dean began working at Affinity in 2018 and, according to the credit union, has been an effective leader in many ways, including helping to establish Affinity’s “Building Better Lives” mission statement, “which continues to support the cooperative’s values and motivation.”
About the New CEO
The 13,519-member credit union has named Jeremy Smith to succeed Dean. Smith is currently VP-lending and has been in credit unions for more than a decade.
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