FLOWOOD, Miss.—Casey Bacon has been named as the new CEO of Statewide FCU, effective Feb. 2, 2015.
Bacon will succeed Paul Armstrong, who is retiring after 16 years as CEO.
Bacon was previously chief information officer with Government Employees FCU in Austin, Texas, and has more than 22 years’ experience working in credit unions.
"We conducted an extensive nationwide search for a suitable candidate to fill our CEO position, and we believe Casey possesses all those attributes necessary to carry this credit union forward into new, positive directions while continuing Statewide's focus on members,” said SFCU Chairman Larry Waller in a statement.
The $100-million Statewide Federal has more than 15,000 members.
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