VIENNA, Austria — Brian McCrory has been elected the chair of the World Council of Credit Unions board of directors.
McCrory, who succeeded Daniel Burns, represents the Irish League of Credit Unions, formally took office during the World Credit Union Conference Annual General Meeting here.
“We are here trying to enhance cooperation among cooperatives. It is through these collaborations, not based on self-interest, but based on mutual interest we can capture, foster and enable cooperation on a global basis for our members, and our members’ members,” said McCrory. “We exist in the ecosystem of the financial services market, yet our DNA is very different so we must redouble our efforts to educate others. We ask our regulators to regulate not what we do but how we do it.”
CUToday.info has additional coverage of McCrory’s challenge to credit unions elsewhere.
Also during the meeting two people were elected to the WOCCU board: Kevin Sitka, representing Canada, and Dallas Bergl, CEO of Inova FCU in Indiana, representing the U.S.
The World Council's 2017-2018 executive committee is as follows:
- Chair, Brian McCrory, Ireland
- Vice Chair, Steve Stapp, president of Unitus Credit Union, Portland, Ore.
- Treasurer, Diana Dykstra, president, California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues