DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP, N.J.— After 40 years leading South Jersey FCU, CEO Benjamin T. Griffith said he will retire in April 2015. Succeeding Griffith will be Rahul Kachru, who was most recently COO of Long Beach City Employees FCU in California. Griffith is staying on in a consultant capacity to aid in transition to its new chief executive officer.
During his career, Griffith has overseen growth from 1,500 members to 45,500 members and $335-million in assets.
In Durham, N.C., Duke University FCU has named Daniel P. Berry as its new CEO. Berry has been with DUFCU for 13 years, having joined as CFO in 2001. He has served as Duke Credit Union’s chief operations officer since 2002. Berry is a certified public accountant, and holds a masters of business administration from Duke University, and was named Professional of the Year in 2008 by NAFCU.
Berry succeeds Lee Fogle, who has retired after 18 years as CEO. Fogle was featured in a CUToday.info video Exit Interview as part of “The Corner” in which he shared his thoughts on management and the lessons he’s learned. That can be viewed here. (http://www.cutoday.info/THE-corner/Video-Exit-Interview-with-Lee-Fogle)
In Canton, N.C., the $188-million Champion CU has named Jake Robinson as its new president/CEO. Robinson succeeds Mike Clayton, who is retiring as president/CEO after 10 years. Robinson has been with Champion CU since 2010.
And in Schererville, Ind., Jerry Gomez has been named president/CEO of the $154-million Advance Financial Credit Union, succeeding the retiring John Wohadlo. Gomez has been with AFCU for 11 years, most recently as EVP. Advance Financial was previously Inland Employees FCU and has 18,000 members.
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