EUREKA, Calif.–Coast Central Credit Union has named a new CEO. The $1.3-billion CU said James T. Sessa will now lead the organization.
“Coast Central Credit Union has long exemplified the credit union mission, focusing on community involvement and helping our members by offering them an outstanding array of products and services, great rates and truly personal service,” Sessa said in a released statement. “At the same time, we are in an exciting era of incredible technological and social change. Rapid adoption of smartphones and tablets, wireless Internet and social connectivity has enabled a new 24/7 model for anytime, anywhere access to accounts, financial services, and payments. Coast Central will build on our traditional strengths, while embracing new models of mobile, web, and social financial service delivery to keep the credit union relevant into the future.”
Sessa is succeeding Dean Christensen, who is retiring.
Sessa has 36 years’ experience in financial services, including 32 years in senior management, the last 10 as a CU VP and CFO. Sessa started with credit unions in 1981 as a teller after graduating from Humboldt State University with a degree in business administration, according to the release.