PASADENA, Calif.–Pasadena Federal Credit Union has named a new president/CEO. The credit union has selected Christopher O’Malley to lead the organization, following the retirement of Ron Berry after 30 years of service.
A Southern California native, O’Malley has 25 years of experience in financial services, most recently serving as SVP-retail delivery and CIO with the $1-billion iQ Credit Union in Vancouver, Wash. He has also held senior leadership positions with Altura Credit Union, Citibank, Wachovia and Zion’s Bank, and been active in the Northwest Credit Union Association and served on the Advisory Taskforce to the Director, Division of Credit Unions for the WA State DFI.
O’Malley has also been very active in his local communities.
“I am very grateful to the board of directors for the incredible opportunity to lead a credit union that is steeped in a culture of community commitment, having a progressive vision to deliver on services that enrich the financial well-being of its members, through all channels and transactions,” said O’Malley. “Pasadena FCU has been insightful in both approach and preparation for meeting member demand in our fast-evolving and complex, competitive financial services industry. There is no place I’d rather be. I also want to thank Ron Berry for the great and noble work he accomplished during his many years of service, and for assembling a stellar senior leadership team that will walk beside me daily. The future is very bright.”
‘Modernization Efforts’
According to the $165-million Pasadena FCU, the hiring of the new CEO comes at the same time it nears completion of modernization efforts over the past two years.
O’Rourke & Associates oversaw the search process.
Meanwhile, Board Chair Rich Haluschak added, "Ron Berry took the helm of PFCU during a very challenging time in the national economy, successfully navigating through some very tough challenges while other credit unions failed. He wisely invested in technologies that will allow PFCU and its members to thrive for years to come. We are very grateful and, even though he will be missed, we wish him all the best in his retirement.”
Pasadena Federal has approximately 11,300 members.