DECATUR, Ill.–Land of Lincoln Credit Union has named a new president. The $236-million LLCU said it has selected Robert Ares to lead the organization.
Ares was previously chief operating officer at South Central Bank in Glasgow, Ky. He began his career in 1982 at 1st National Bank of South Florida, in Homestead, where he COO, bank director, EVP, CFO and senior VP. Ares joined South Central Bank in 2017, where he was responsible for directing bank strategy, retail growth, operations, IT, marketing, training and ensuring compliance and governance.
"We were searching for just the right person with a strong balance of experience, vision, and passion to lead LLCU into the future,” said Board Chair Calvin Green. “We have many plans of growing services offered to members in order to meet and exceed changing needs. We feel Robert is the perfect person to lead that change in a positive, impactful way.”
Added Ares, “I am very excited to join the team at Land of Lincoln Credit Union. LLCU already has a very strong reputation as a financial institution that cares deeply for its members and community, this being one of the things that appealed to me most during the search process.”
The credit union has 32,000 members.