RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – A person well-known to many people in credit unions is officially retiring today.
Jim Hanisch, president of CO-OP Network, is stepping down after a career in the payments and financial technology industry, including the last 19 years with CO-OP.
Hanisch was named president of CO-OP Network in April 2018 and has been responsible for the CO-OP ATM and CO-OP Shared Branch networks.
“Jim is the longest serving member of our executive management team, and I am the third CEO he has reported to during that time,” said Todd Clark, president/CEO of CO-OP. “During his tenure with CO-OP we have grown substantially; in 2001, we processed a grand total of 477.4 million payments transactions. In 2019, we processed 7.6 billion transactions. Quite an achievement.
Long Career in CUs
“I am grateful for his partnership, thoughtful counsel and friendship over the nearly four years we have worked together so closely here at CO-OP,” Clark continued. “I congratulate Jim on the great legacy that is his career, and I hope the entire credit union movement will join me in wishing him well in retirement.”
Hanisch’s career with CO-OP began in 2000, but he has been involved with credit unions since the late 1970s and CO-OP since 1986. Hanisch led product development for the Connex platform while at Deluxe Data Systems (now FIS).
Beyond CO-OP, Hanisch has served in a number of roles, including on the board and as past chairman of the Electronic Funds Transfer Association, and he has also been a member of the Federal Reserve Faster Payments Task Force and served on the boards of RewardsNOW, Early Warning Systems, ResolverGroup, CUATM Services and Everlink.