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Redwood Credit Union announces new executives
Cynthia Negri Named Chief Operating Officer and Ron Felder Named Chief Lending Officer.
SANTA ROSA, CA (September 2, 2014) — Redwood Credit Union (RCU) recently promoted Cynthia Negri to Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer and Ron Felder to Executive Vice President & Chief Lending Officer.
Ms. Negri, a 17-year employee and RCU’s previous Chief Lending Officer, now oversees all operational functions of the 237,000-member institution, including Branch Operations, Wealth Management, Marketing & Communications, Member Experience, Member Service Center, Project Management and Remote Delivery. Mr. Felder, who joined RCU as Senior Vice President of Retail Lending in 2013, has assumed Ms. Negri’s former role to head both retail and business lending.
“RCU holds its executive leadership to the highest standard of Member service— a standard Cynthia and Ron have demonstrated throughout their careers,” said Brett Martinez, President & CEO of RCU. “These two roles have a large impact on guiding our organization, and Cynthia and Ron both have the passion and knowledge that will help us find the best ways to meet our Members’ needs into the future.”
Ms. Negri became RCU’s Chief Lending Officer in 2013, where she was instrumental in the launch of RCU’s solar loan program. She previously served as senior vice president of retail lending.
Mr. Felder joined RCU as Senior Vice President of Retail Lending in July of 2013, bringing 24 years of financial services management experience, most recently as chief credit officer at Patelco Credit Union.
The transition recently went into effect upon the retirement of RCU’s previous Chief Operations Officer Anne Benjamin. Ms. Benjamin served as RCU’s EVP/COO since 2004, part of a 35-year career in credit unions.
About Redwood Credit Union
Founded in 1950, Redwood Credit Union is a full-service financial institution providing personal and business banking to anyone living or working in the North Bay or San Francisco. As a financial cooperative focused on people not profit, RCU offers complete financial services including checking and savings accounts, auto and home loans, credit cards, online and mobile banking, business services, commercial and SBA lending, investment and financial planning services and more. The Credit Union also offers a variety of insurance products and discount auto sales through their wholly-owned subsidiary. RCU currently has nearly $2.4 billion in assets and serves over 237,000 Members with full-service branch locations from San Francisco to Ukiah, more than 30,000 fee-free network ATMs nationwide and convenient, free online and mobile banking. For more information, please call 1 (800) 479-7928 or visit www.redwoodcu.org.