SANTA ANA, Calif.–Lucy Ito, the recently retired president of the National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS), has been named as the interim CEO of Orange County’s Credit Union.
Ito replaces Shruti Miyashiro, who announced in June she was leaving to take over as CEO at the $9.8-billion Digital FCU in Marlborough, Mass. Miyashiro had been CEO at OCCU since 2007.
In a statement, the $2.4-billion Orange County’s CU noted Ito is a resident of Orange County, Calif. and a long-time member of the credit union.
“On behalf of the Board of Directors, we are thrilled to welcome Lucy Ito to Orange County’s Credit Union as interim CEO,” said Board Chair Gary Burton in the statement. “With over 30 years of operational and leadership experience in the industry, we are confident Lucy brings the knowledge, people-centered approach, and proven track record to be an impactful interim CEO for our associates, members, and communities.”
30-Year Career
In addition to leading NASCUS, Ito, who has a 30-years-plus career in credit unions, held leadership positions at the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues and the World Council of Credit Unions. She also recently received the National Credit Union Foundation’s Herb Wegner Memorial Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement, the highest honor in the U.S. credit union movement.
The credit union has more than 120,000 members.