OCEANSIDE, Calif.–Pacific Marine Credit Union (PMCU) has named Bill Birnie as its new president and CEO.
Birnie is a 25-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps, retiring as a Sergeant Major in 1997.
His previous service to PMCU includes eight years as a volunteer on the supervisory committee and board of directors as well as his roles as the internal auditor and the vice president finance and risk management. Before returning to PMCU, Birnie served as the president and CEO at Eagle Community Credit Union in Orange County.
“We are pleased Bill will be returning to Pacific Marine Credit Union,” said Richard B. Rothwell, chairman of PMCU’s board of directors. “His honorable military career coupled with 26 years of credit union leadership experience makes Bill the ideal individual to maintain Pacific Marine’s rich heritage and guide our credit union into the future.”
Birnie has also served on the board of directors of the California Credit Union League, as chairman of the CUES council board for Southern California and Nevada, as chairman of the CU4K advisory board to the Children’s Hospital of Orange County, on the steering committee of the Southern California Credit Union Alliance, and as faculty at Western CUNA Management School.
“I am honored and grateful for this opportunity to return to PMCU as its president and CEO,” said Birnie. “The credit union possesses tremendous financial strength and is blessed with an experienced, engaged and dedicated team of credit union professionals. Pacific Marine Credit Union is extremely well positioned to build on its rich heritage of service to our members and our communities.”