BASKING RIDGE, N.J.––Affinity FCU has named a new president and CEO. The credit union has tapped Kevin Brauer to lead the organization.
Effective Jan. 1, Brauer, who is the current chief administrative and financial officer, will succeed retiring CEO/President John Fenton, who has served as Affinity’s CEO for more than 27 years.
Brauer has more than three decades of financial services industry experience and more than seven years with the $4.2-billion Affinity.
“He has played a significant role in leading Affinity’s value proposition to its members and designing Affinity’s financial wellbeing initiatives,” the credit union said. Within Affinity, Brauer has led the administration, human resources, finance, payment solutions, data, digital technology, consumer and commercial lending; enterprise risk management and operational risk groups. Prior to joining Affinity, he held executive level positions with VSoft Corporation, Alloya Corporate FCU and Empire Corporate FCU, as well as roles in public accounting for a Fortune 500 company.
‘Honored to Lead’
“I am honored to lead Affinity into the next phase of its history, building on the foundation John laid for promoting financial wellbeing for our members and communities,” said Brauer. “Our goal is to advance our members’ overall financial wellbeing and it is exciting to partner with our team members across the organization to achieve this in a new capacity.”
Brauer is a Certified Public Accountant who holds a Master of Business Administration from Marist College and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Niagara University.