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Patrick S. Jury Elected to Serve as Executive Committee Secretary for the World Council of Credit Unions
OTTAWA, CANADA (July, 31, 2013) — Patrick S. Jury, CEO of Iowa Credit Union League, was appointed by the Credit Union National Association to serve as one of their four representatives to the World Council of Credit Unions’ (WOCCU) Board of Directors. During the WOCCU annual conference, Jury was elected to serve on the organization’s Executive Committee as Secretary.
“It is an honor to serve on the World Council’s Executive Committee,” said Jury. “I believe strongly in the ability of credit unions to improve the financial lives of those they serve and the World Council serves an important role worldwide to help make this happen.”
Jury has served as the CEO/President of ICUL since 2006, and has worked at the organization for more than 20 years. Jury also serves as the CEO and board chairman of Affiliates Management Company. In this position, he provides governance oversight as the chairman of The Members Group, TMG Financial Services, PolicyWorks and Coopera. He represents the interests of Iowa credit unions as a board director of the World Council of Credit Unions and SHAZAM, Inc., the state’s EFT organization for financial institutions.
“Pat brings a wealth of experience and insight to the World Council so we are very excited to have him serve as the Executive Committee Secretary,” said WOCCU President and CEO Brian Branch. “He is highly respected by his colleagues around the world for his thoughtfulness and leadership, and we are grateful to the Iowa League and credit unions for sharing him with the global community.”
About the Iowa Credit Union League
The Iowa Credit Union League is the trade association that represents the interests of Iowa credit unions and their more than one million members. Credit unions are not-for-profit, financial cooperatives owned and operated by their members. Iowans use their credit union membership to receive higher interest rates on savings and lower interest rates on loans. For more information on ICUL and Iowa credit unions, visit www.IowaCreditUnions.com. Follow ICUL on Twitter at www.twitter.com/icul or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/iowacreditunions.To learn more about credit unions, visit www.ASmarterChoice.org.
About the World Council of Credit Unions
The World Council of Credit Unions is the global trade association and development agency for credit unions. WOCCU’s Board is made up of 13 individual members. The U.S. is granted four board seats and Canada is provided two. The remainder of the seats are represented by the credit union movements of Guatemala, Brazil, Malawi, Ireland, Jamaica, Poland, and Australia.