EAST HARTFORD, Conn.—The $140-million Finex Credit Union here has named Joseph Bartolotta president and chief executive officer, the CU League Of Connecticut reported.
Bartolotta succeeds Michael Palladino, who retired in May after 29 years of leadership.
“I’m honored by the opportunity to lead the Finex team and further its mission to help its members, which in turn strengthens the communities that it serves,” Bartolotta said. “I love the credit union model and the mantra of ‘people helping people,’ which is what I look forward to doing each day.”
Bartolotta was unanimously selected by the Finex Board of Directors following a nationwide search for its next president and CEO. He comes from Salem Five Bank in Salem, Mass, where he was a senior vice president in charge of strategic planning, marketing, product development and management, digital communications and its charitable foundation, the league said.
“Over the years, Finex has continually embraced forward-thinking innovation while maintaining a strong member-first culture,” Bartolotta said. “It embodies what all financial services firms should be doing and it’s a strategy that I plan to maintain and build upon.”